Acknowledging gender in women-only meetings of alcoholics anonymous

Journal of Groups in Addiction and Recovery

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 17-33

  Sanders, Jolene M ^a  

^a HOOD COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcoholics Anonymous; Feminist; Gender; Recovery; Women only meetings

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951436223     PISSN: 1556035X     EISSN: 15560368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15560350903543766     Document Type: Article

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