Naught but a story: Narrative of successful AA recovery

Health Sociology Review

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 273-283

  Weegmann, Martin ^a   Piwowoz Hjort, Ewa ^b  

^a QUEEN MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Sundbyberg Stockholm   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Identity; Narrative; Sociology; Story forms

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951646205     PISSN: 14461242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/hesr.2009.18.3.273     Document Type: Article

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