Modeling nicotine dependence: An application of a longitudinal irt model for the analysis of adolescent nicotine dependence syndrome scale

Nicotine and Tobacco Research

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 326-333

  Liu, Li C ^a   Hedeker, Donald ^a   Mermelstein, Robin J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT NICOTINE DEPENDENCE SYNDROME SCALE; ADOLESCENT SMOKING; ARTICLE; IRRITABILITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RESTLESSNESS; SCORING SYSTEM; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 84872863868     PISSN: 14622203     EISSN: 1469994X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ntr/nts125     Document Type: Article

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