Shifting perspectives on the alcoholism treatment movement 1940--1955.
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Relationships between the Yale Center of Alcohol Studies, considered to be representative of the alcoholism treatment movement, and various temperance groups, clergy and spokesmen for the alcoholic beverage industry are examined.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of studies on alcohol
دوره 40 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1979