Destigmatizing alcohol dependence: The requirement for an ethical (not only medical) remedy

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 102, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Williamson, Laura ^a  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; MORALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STIGMA;

ALCOHOLISM; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; ETHICS, MEDICAL; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MORALS; PREJUDICE; SOCIAL STIGMA; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 84861930646     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300629     Document Type: Article

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