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Timeline Followback Method (TLFB)

[ Developed in 1992 ]

	Author(s)
Sobell Linda C Sobell Mark B

Purpose

Pathology:

Disorders of environmental origin
Psychiatry/psychology

Disease:

Substance-related disorders

Objective:

To assess recent alcohol, drug, cigarette or gambling behavior

Population for intended use:

Adult
Adolescent

Characteristics

Type of instrument:

Signs and symptoms

Administration mode:

Self-administered
Interviewer-administered
Computer-administered

Number of items:

Number of days drinking assessed can vary from 30 to 360 from the interview

Existence of database:

Recall/Observation period:

May range from 7 days to 24 months prior to the interview

Language(s)

Original language:

English for the USA

List of existing translations:

The translations listed below may not have undergone a full linguistic validation process and may require further work to be suitable for use in a study.

This list of translations is subject to constant changes, therefore please check the status of translations with MAPI Research Trust / the developers / copyright holders / distributors

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Dutch for Belgium	French	Japanese	Spanish for Mexico
English for Australia	French for Belgium	Polish	Swedish
English for the UK	German

Last update: August 2008
Last update in collaboration with the author: April 2008