Toward a grounded theory of lesbians' recovery from addiction

Journal of Lesbian Studies

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 57-68

  Matthews, Connie R ^a   Lorah, Peggy ^a   Fenton, Jaime ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Addiction; Chemical dependency; Lesbians; Recovery; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LESBIAN; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 33745846419     PISSN: 10894160     EISSN: 15403548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J155v09n03_06     Document Type: Article

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