Self-reported official trouble and official arrest: Validating a piece of the core alcohol and drug survey

Journal of Substance Use

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 23-36

  Thompson, Kevin M ^a   Leinfelt, Fredrik H ^a   Smyth, Joshua M ^b  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Core alcohol and drug survey; Official counts; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 31144474649     PISSN: 14659891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14659890500114342     Document Type: Article

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