Physicians in long-term recovery who are members of alcoholics anonymous

American Journal on Addictions

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 323-328

  Galanter, Marc ^a   Dermatis, Helen ^a   Stanievich, John ^b   Santucci, Courtney ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICIAN; RELIGION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS; ALCOHOLISM; ANXIETY; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN IMPAIRMENT; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 84879501505     PISSN: 10550496     EISSN: 15210391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1521-0391.2013.12051.x     Document Type: Article

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