Eliminating invalid self-report survey data

Psychological Reports

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 166-168

  Pokorny, Steven B ^a   Jason, Leonard A ^b   Schoeny, Michael ^b   Curie, Carrie J ^b   Townsend, Stephanie M ^b  

^a DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF DISCLOSURE; SMOKING; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CHICAGO; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMAN; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF DISCLOSURE; SMOKING; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0035433773     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pr0.2001.89.1.166     Document Type: Article

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