The validity and reliability of an interactive computer tobacco and alcohol use survey in general practice

Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 492-498

  Bonevski, B ^a   Campbell, E ^b   Sanson Fisher, R W ^c  

^a CANCER RESEARCH DIVISION   (Australia)

^b Population Health   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Computer; Health risk assessment; Reliability; Validity

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CARBON MONOXIDE;

ACCURACY; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; EXPIRED AIR; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GOLD STANDARD; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAPER; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF REPORT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SMOKING; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; URINALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BREATH TESTS; CARBON MONOXIDE; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; ETHANOL; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF REPORT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SMOKING; SOFTWARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77049095343     PISSN: 03064603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2009.12.030     Document Type: Article

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