title: Self-help groups. Introduction to the special issue.
authors.affiliation: Department of Sociology and Anthropology, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia 22030.
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Borkman
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D007857:Leadership; D012657:Self-Help Groups; D012944:Social Support