Social networks as mediators of the effect of Alcoholics Anonymous.

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Published in Addiction on July 01, 2002

Authors

Lee Ann Kaskutas1, Jason Bond, Keith Humphreys

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1: Alcohol Research Group, Berkeley, CA, 94709, USA. lkaskutas@arg.org

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