Reliability of the UCLA loneliness scale in opiate dependent individuals

Journal of Personality Assessment

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 368-371

  Britton, Peter C ^a   Conner, Kenneth R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHADONE; OPIATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHADONE TREATMENT; OPIATE ADDICTION; PERSONALITY TEST; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SELF REPORT; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES LONELINESS SCALE;

EID: 34250360676     PISSN: 00223891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223890701333605     Document Type: Article

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