Patterns of alcohol dependence in Thai drinkers: A differential item functioning analysis of gender and age bias

• Main Authors: Srisurapanont M., Kittiratanapaiboon P., Likhitsathian S., Kongsuk T., Suttajit S., Junsirimongkol B.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-82755188220&partnerID=40&md5=76127c8b0701fa268bbeaf01e8dc4bf6; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22001084; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/2954
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

In Caucasians, the patterns of alcohol use disorders in women and adolescents are likely to be different from those in men and adults, respectively. The authors examined these differences in a Southeast Asian sample of Thai people living in communities. A two-parameter logistic model of the IRT log-...