The effects of family‐of‐origin alcohol abuse on the self‐perceived communication competence of the children

Communication Research Reports

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 47-59

  Grant, Charles H ^a   Rosenfeld, Lawrence B ^b   Cissna, Kenneth N ^c  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 84949766306     PISSN: 08824096     EISSN: 17464099     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08824090409359966     Document Type: Article

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