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Application of item response theory to quantify substance use disorder severity

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A study is conducted using item response theory to analyze the importance of binary substance use disorder diagnosis in determining the severity of disease.

Author: Kiriscia, Levent, Tartera, Ralph E., Vanyukova, Michael, Martinb, Chris, Mezzicha, Ada, Browna, Stacy
Publisher: Elsevier B.V.
Publication Name: Addictive Behaviors
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0306-4603
Year: 2006

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Item response mixture modeling: Application to tobacco dependence criteria

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A study is conducted by analyzing tobacco dependence in general population, to illustrate new hybrid latent variable models for phenotypical analyses.

Author: Muthena, Bengt, Asparouhovb, Tihomir
Publisher: Elsevier B.V.
Publication Name: Addictive Behaviors
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0306-4603
Year: 2006
Phenotype, Phenotypes

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The psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence

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The psychometric properties of Fagerstrom test for Nicotine Dependence using confirmatory factor analyses, with regard to China, are analyzed.

Author: Huang, Chih-Ling, Lin, Hsi-Hui, Wang, Hsiu-Hung
Publisher: Elsevier B.V.
Publication Name: Addictive Behaviors
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0306-4603
Year: 2006
China, Science & research, Research, Measurement, Psychological tests

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Subjects list: United States, Analysis, Usage, Substance abuse, Item response theory, Factor analysis, Discriminant analysis
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