Addiction as a complex social process: An action theoretical perspective

Addiction Research and Theory

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 121-133

  Graham, Matthew D ^a   Young, Richard A ^a   Valach, Ladislav ^b   Wood, R Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

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EID: 41549145285     PISSN: 16066359     EISSN: 14767392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16066350701794543     Document Type: Article

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