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Women's experiences of alcohol and other drug treatment in the Northern Territory

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 May 2015

Janice Jessen
Janice Jessen*
Affiliation:
School of Health, Education & Community Services, Northern Territory University, Darwin 0909, Northern Territory, Australia
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Qualitative research
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South Pacific Journal of Psychology , Volume 13: Special Issue: Substance Use in Northern Australia , 2001 , pp. 54 - 62
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Copyright © University of Papua New Guinea and Massey University, New Zealand/Aotearoa 2001

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