A Marijuana Screening Inventory (experimental version): Description and preliminary psychometric properties

American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 619-646

  Alexander, Dale ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Cannabis abuse; Marijuana; Screening

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARIJUANA SCREENING INVENTORY; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOMETRY; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; VARIANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0041333066     PISSN: 00952990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/ADA-120023462     Document Type: Article

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