Al-Anon family groups: Newcomers and members

Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 965-976

  Timko, Christine ^a   Cronkite, Ruth ^a   Kaskutas, Lee Ann ^b   Laudet, Alexandre ^c   Roth, Jeffrey ^d   Moos, Rudolf H ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ALCOHOL RESEARCH GROUP   (United States)

^c NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SATISFACTION; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS; ALCOHOLISM; DATA COLLECTION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 84888314464     PISSN: 19371888     EISSN: 19384114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15288/jsad.2013.74.965     Document Type: Article

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