The fascination of psychometrics: Commentary on Gerstein et al. (2003)

Addiction

Volumn 98, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1675-1677

  Orford, Jim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BULIMIA; CLASSIFICATION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDER; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; BULIMIA; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; GAMBLING; HUMANS; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDERS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PSYCHOMETRICS;

EID: 0346788970     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2003.00578.x     Document Type: Note

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