Validity of the italian version of the severity of dependence scale (SDS) for nicotine dependence in smokers intending to quit

Psychological Reports

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-13

  Grassi, Maria Caterina ^a   Enea, Domenico ^b   Ferketich, Amy K ^c   Culasso, Franco ^d   Nencini, Paolo ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b Centro Policlinico senza Fumo Policlinico Umberto I   (Italy)

^c THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TOBACCO USE DISORDER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84894718347     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/18.15.PR0.114k16w7     Document Type: Article

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