The drug-free therapeutic community: Findings and reflections in an evidence-based Era

Therapeutic Communities

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 5-15

  Autrique, Mieke ^a   Vanderplasschen, Wouter ^b   Broekaert, Eric ^b   Sabbe, Bernard ^c  

^a Vereniging voor Alcohol en andere Drugproblemen Belgium   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

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EID: 48249093858     PISSN: 09641866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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