The self-help movement in the addiction field - Revisited

Journal of Addictions Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 47-52

  Baldacchino, Alex ^a   Rassool, G Hussein ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^d NONE   (Mauritius)

Author keywords

Addiction; HIV; Self Care; Self Help; Treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750000017     PISSN: 10884602     EISSN: 15487148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10884600500505836     Document Type: Review

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