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Adult children of alcoholics: Implications for career development

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  1. University of New Orleans, USA

    Bernadette Mathews

  2. Counterpoint Chemical Dependency Unit, Coliseum Medical Center, New Orleans

    Michael Halbrook

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Mathews, B., Halbrook, M. Adult children of alcoholics: Implications for career development. J Career Dev 16, 261–268 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01352321

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