The reliability of the Alcohol Timeline Followback when administered by telephone and by computer

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 49-54

  Sobell, Linda C ^a,b   Brown, Joanne ^a   Leo, Gloria I ^a   Sobell, Mark B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol abusers; Drinking reliability; Self reports; Timeline Followback

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; COMPUTER SYSTEM; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; RELIABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TELEPHONE;

EID: 0030245636     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0376-8716(96)01263-X     Document Type: Article

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