Reliability and validity of the aggregate method of determining number of cigarettes smoked per day

American Journal on Addictions

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 283-287

  Gariti, Peter W ^a,b   Alterman, Arthur I ^a   Ehrman, Ronald N ^a   Pettinati, Helen M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b Treatment Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; SMOKING CESSATION;

EID: 0031736202     PISSN: 10550496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1521-0391.1998.tb00347.x     Document Type: Article

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