The role of religion and spirituality in recovery from drink problems: A qualititative study of alcoholics anonymous members and south asian men

Addiction Research and Theory

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 225-256

  Morjaria, Asesha ^a   Orford, Jim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol problems; Alcoholics Anonymous; Recovery experiences; Religion; South Asian; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347898761     PISSN: 16066359     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16066350211864     Document Type: Article

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