The factor structure of the arabic version of the self-administered nicotine-dependence scale

Social Behavior and Personality

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 257-264

  Alansari, Bader ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Arabic SANDS; Factor structure; Gender differences; Internal consistency; Nicotine dependence

Indexed keywords

EID: 2442528342     PISSN: 03012212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2224/sbp.2004.32.3.255     Document Type: Review

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