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may set questions of a
                             higher level of difficulty
                             for health professionals
                             as compared to questions
                             that aim to assess the
                             patients’ knowledge
                             levels. Hence, it shall
                             also depend partly on the
                             access to information by
                             the target population.

                             Questionnaires to
                             measure latent variables

                             A simple definition for
                             latent variable(s) is
                             recommended in order
                             for a common
                             understanding of the
                             concept of ‘latent
                             variable’ to be
                             standardized. The
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