Religious and spiritual elements of change in sikh men with alcohol problems: A qualitative exploration

Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 91-118

  Morjaria Keval, Asesha ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol problems; Behaviour change; Religion; Sikh; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; CULTURAL FACTOR; DATA ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIGION; SOUTH ASIA;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ASIA; CULTURE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIGION; SPIRITUALITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33746807680     PISSN: 15332640     EISSN: 15332659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J233v05n02_06     Document Type: Article

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