Truth or consequences: The validity of self-report data in health services research on addictions

Addiction

Volumn 95, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2000, Pages

  Del Boca, F K ^a   Noll, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ALCOHOL ABUSE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; DATA COLLECTION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 0033664150     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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