Anger coping style in adult children of alcoholics

Addiction Research and Theory

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 473-485

  Hart, Kenneth E ^a   McAleer, Margaret ^a  

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Author keywords

Adult children of alcoholics; Adult offspring of alcoholics; Anger coping style; Anger suppression; Anger in

Indexed keywords

EID: 5244289664     PISSN: 16066359     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/16066359709004361     Document Type: Article

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