Are disease and other conceptions of alcohol abuse related to beliefs about outcome and recovery?

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 773-780

  Cunningham, John A ^a   Sobell, Linda S ^a   Sobell, Mark B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 0030131697     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.1996.tb01129.x     Document Type: Article

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