Expanding our understanding of self-help support groups for substance use issues

Journal of Drug Education

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 189-202

  Dadich, Ann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; PERCEPTION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHYSICIAN; POLICY; SELF HELP; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUPPORT GROUP;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; NEW SOUTH WALES; ROLE; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 78049521209     PISSN: 00472379     EISSN: 15414159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/DE.40.2.f     Document Type: Article

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