Mind the gap—a European viewpoint on Alcoholics Anonymous

Addiction

Volumn 112, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 937-938

  Vederhus, John Kåre ^a  

^a Sørlandet Hospital Hf   (Norway)

Author keywords

12 Step groups; addiction recovery; Alcoholics Anonymous; attitudes of health professionals; cross cultural research; mutual help; religion; spirituality

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS; ALCOHOLISM; HUMAN; RELIGION; RESEARCH;

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS; ALCOHOLISM; HUMANS; RESEARCH; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 84995969783     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/add.13609     Document Type: Note

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