Measuring diagnostic agreement

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1285-1289

  Langenbucher, James ^a,b   Labouvie, Erich ^a,b   Morgenstern, Jon ^a,b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b The State University of New Jersey

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RELIABILITY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 0030444885     PISSN: 0022006X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-006X.64.6.1285     Document Type: Article

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