Assessing sobriety and successful membership of alcoholics anonymous

Journal of Substance Use

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 55-61

  Gabhainn, Saoirse Nic ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Alcoholics Anonymous; Process; Sobriety

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORGANIZATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL ASPECT; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 0037342659     PISSN: 14659891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14659890306278     Document Type: Article

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