Physicians’ perceptions of alcoholics: The disease concept reconsidered

Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 33-45

  Mignon, Sylvia I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE;

EID: 0030471452     PISSN: 07347324     EISSN: 15444538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J020V14N04_02     Document Type: Article

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