Test-retest reliability of web-based retrospective self-report of tobacco exposure and risk

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Brigham, Janet ^a   Lessov Schlaggar, Christina N ^b   Javitz, Harold S ^a   Krasnow, Ruth E ^a   McElroy, Mary ^a   Swan, Gary E ^a  

^a SRI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Psychometrics; Retrospective studies; Tobacco smokers

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERNET; MIDDLE AGED; PASSIVE SMOKING; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING CESSATION; STATISTICS; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; HUMANS; INTERNET; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIGION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION; TOBACCO USE CESSATION; TOBACCO USE DISORDER; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 70350445094     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.1248     Document Type: Article

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