Increasing the involvement of family members in alcohol and drug treatment services: The results of an action research project in two specialist agencies

Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 379-408

  Orford, Jim ^a   Templeton, Lorna ^b   Copello, Alex ^a   Velleman, Richard ^b   Ibanga, Akan ^a   Binnie, Charlotte ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 69049120299     PISSN: 09687637     EISSN: 14653370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09687630802258553     Document Type: Article

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