Reliability of lifetime drinking history among alcohol dependent men

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 333-337

  Jacob, Theodore ^a   Seilhamer, Ruth Ann ^b   Bargeil, Kay ^b   Howell, Donelle N ^a  

^a VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Lifetime drinking histories; Reliability of retrospective self reports of alcohol use

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FAMILY RELATION; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; MALE; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 33748638382     PISSN: 0893164X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0893-164X.20.3.333     Document Type: Article

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