A Twin Study of Adult Gambling Behavior

Journal of Gambling Studies

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 213-225

  Winters, Ken C ^a   Rich, Timothy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 0005449579     PISSN: 10505350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022084924589     Document Type: Article

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