Short scales to assess cannabis-related problems: A review of psychometric properties

Substance Abuse: Treatment, Prevention, and Policy

Volumn 3, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Piontek, Daniela ^a   Kraus, Ludwig ^a   Klempova, Danica ^b  

^a IFT INSTITUT FÜR THERAPIEFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^b EUROPEAN MONITORING CENTRE FOR DRUGS AND DRUG ADDICTION   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS ADDICTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; REVIEW; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

HUMANS; MARIJUANA ABUSE; PSYCHOMETRICS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION;

EID: 61349103790     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1747597X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1747-597X-3-25     Document Type: Review

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