Personality Disorders among Pathological Gamblers

Journal of Gambling Studies

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 51-71

  Blaszczynski, Alex ^a,b   Steel, Zachary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b LIVERPOOL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

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EID: 0002422797     PISSN: 10505350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023098525869     Document Type: Article

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