Measurement of nicotine withdrawal symptoms: linguistic validation of the Wisconsin Smoking Withdrawal Scale (WSWS) in Malay

• Main Authors: Awaisu, Ahmed, Samsudin, Sulastri, Amir, Nur Afni, Omar, Che Gayah, Hashim, Mohd Ikhwan, Nik Mohamed, Mohamad Haniki, Shafie, Asrul Akmal, Ahmad Hassali, Mohamed Azmi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: BioMed Central 2010
• Subjects: RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/8837/1/16.WSWS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/8837/; http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/10/46

Background: The purpose of the linguistic validation of the Wisconsin Smoking Withdrawal Scale (WSWS) was to produce a translated version in Malay language which was "conceptually equivalent" to the original U.S. English version for use in clinical practice and research. Methods: A seve...