Alcohol recovery and spirituality: Strangers, friends, or partners?

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 99, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 654-657

  Brown, Anthony E ^a   Whitney, Simon N ^b   Schneider, Max A ^b   Vega, Charles P ^b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Alcoholics Anonymous; Alcoholism; Religion; Self help groups; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS; ALCOHOLISM; CONVALESCENCE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; OUTPATIENT; RELIGION; SELF HELP; SHORT SURVEY; SPIRITUAL CARE;

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS; ALCOHOLISM; HUMANS; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; SELF EFFICACY; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SPIRITUALITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33745698003     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.smj.0000198271.72795.ab     Document Type: Short Survey

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