Sense of community within oxford house recovery housing: Impact of resident age and income

Journal of Groups in Addiction and Recovery

Volumn 4, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 62-70

  Graham, Benjamin C ^a   Jason, Leonard A ^a   Ferrari, Joseph R ^a   Davis, Margaret I ^b  

^a DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DICKINSON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Income; Oxford House; Psychological sense of community; Recovery housing

Indexed keywords

EID: 62349112826     PISSN: 1556035X     EISSN: 15560368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15560350802712405     Document Type: Article

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