An algorithm of smoking stages assessment in adolescents: A validation study using the latent class analysis model

An algorithm of smoking stages assessment in adolescents: A validation study using the latent class analysis model

Background: Notwithstanding the importance of smoking stages evaluation in adolescents, there is not an appropriate instrument for its measurement. This study aims to introduce an appropriate instrument for measurement of smoking stages in adolescents and to examine its validity using latent class a...

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Main Authors: Asghar Mohammadpoorasl, Saharnaz Nedjat, Kamran Yazdani, Ali Fakhari, Abbas Rahimi Foroushani, Akbar Fotouhi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:International Journal of Preventive Medicine
Subjects:
Adolescence
latent class analysis
reliability
smoking stages
validity
Online Access:http://www.ijpvmjournal.net/article.asp?issn=2008-7802;year=2013;volume=4;issue=11;spage=1304;epage=1311;aulast=Mohammadpoorasl

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