Professionals' evaluation of the '5-step method' for helping family members of substance misusers in the context of the Italian Health Services

Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 367-388

  Arcidiacono, Caterina ^a   Velleman, Richard ^b   Fioretti, Giuseppina ^c   De Georgio, U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^c Families Centre   (Italy)

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EID: 34547326047     PISSN: 09687637     EISSN: 14653370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09687630601071264     Document Type: Article

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