An item-response theory analysis of DSM-IV Alcohol-Use disorder criteria and "binge" drinking in undergraduates

Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 418-423

  Beseler, Cheryl L ^a   Taylor, Laura A ^a,b   Leeman, Robert F ^a,c  

^a NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b SCRIPPS COLLEGE   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 77952063708     PISSN: 19371888     EISSN: 19384114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15288/jsad.2010.71.418     Document Type: Article

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