A confirmatory factor analysis of the Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence

Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 697-709

  Richardson, Chris G ^a   Ratner, Pamela A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Confirmatory factor analysis; Fagerstrom; Nicotine dependence; Psychometrics

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE;

ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; HUMAN; POPULATION MODEL; SMOKING;

EID: 22444447807     PISSN: 03064603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2004.08.015     Document Type: Article

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