Predictors of self esteem among members of Women For Sobriety

Addiction Research and Theory

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 273-281

  Kaskutas, Lee Ann ^a  

^a ALCOHOL RESEARCH GROUP   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcoholics Anonymous; Guilt; Recovery; Self esteem; Treatment; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 3042902278     PISSN: 16066359     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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