Issues in the development of reliable measures in addictions research: Introduction to project MATCH assessment strategies

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 67-74

  Del Boca, Frances K ^a,c   Brown, Janice M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; MEASUREMENT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY;

EID: 0029888176     PISSN: 0893164X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0893-164X.10.2.67     Document Type: Article

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