Computer adaptive testing of liability to addiction: Identifying individuals at risk

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 123, Issue SUPPL.1, 2012, Pages

  Kirisci, Levent ^a   Tarter, Ralph ^a   Reynolds, Maureen ^a   Ridenour, Ty ^a   Stone, Clement ^a   Vanyukov, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cannabis use disorder; Computerized adaptive testing; Item response theory; Transmissible liability index

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; COMPUTER ADAPTIVE TESTING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; PAPER AND PENCIL; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIMULATION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADOLESCENT; CAUSALITY; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TWINS; YOUNG ADULT;

CANNABIS;

EID: 84862896233     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: 18790046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2012.01.016     Document Type: Article

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