Severity of khat dependence among adult khat chewers: The moderating influence of gender and age
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Validity and reliability of a Severity of Dependence Scale for khat (SDS-khat).
AIMS OF THE STUDY (1) To assess psychological khat dependence and (2) to assess the validity and reliability of the Severity Dependence Scale (Gossop et al., 1995) amended for khat use (SDS-khat), in a sample of UK-resident male adult Yemeni khat chewers. MATERIALS AND METHODS A cross-sectional study using a face to face structured interview schedule was conducted amongst purposively sampled ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Ethnopharmacology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0378-8741
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2014.07.030