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The Effects of Age Composition of 12-Step Groups on Adolescent 12-Step Participation and Substance Use Outcome

John F. Kelly PhD Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Healthcare System (MPD-152) and Stanford University School of Medicine, 795 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA, 94025
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Mark G. Myers PhD Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, and University of California, San Diego, Psychology 116B, 3350 La Jolla Village Drive, San Diego, CA, 92161
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Sandra A. Brown PhD Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, and University of California, San Diego, Psychology 116B, 3350 La Jolla Village Drive, San Diego, CA, 92161
Pages 63-72 | Received 25 Mar 2002, Accepted 25 Nov 2003, Published online: 22 Sep 2008

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