Linking measures of adult nicotine dependence to a common latent continuum and a comparison with adolescent patterns

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 120, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 88-98

  Strong, David R ^a,b   Schonbrun, Yael Chatav ^a,b   Schaffran, Christine ^c   Griesler, Pamela C ^c   Kandel, Denise ^c,d  

^a BUTLER HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent smoking; Item response theory; Nicotine dependence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCURRENT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FAGERSTROM TOLERANCE QUESTIONNAIRE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ITEM RESPONSE MODEL; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NICOTINE DEPENDENCE SYNDROME SCALE; PARENT; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; PHYSICAL TOLERANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SYMPTOM; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; UNITED STATES; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; TOBACCO USE DISORDER;

EID: 84155167710     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: 18790046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2011.07.003     Document Type: Article

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