Natural recovery from alcohol and drug problems: A methodological review of the literature from 1999 through 2005

Promoting Self-Change From Addictive Behaviors: Practical Implications for Policy, Prevention, and Treatment

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 87-101

  Carballo, José Luis ^a   Fernández Hermida, José Ramón ^a   Secades Villa, Roberto ^a   Sobell, Linda Carter ^b   Dum, Mariam ^b   García Rodríguez, Olaya ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^b NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84892025110     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-71287-1_5     Document Type: Chapter

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