Sex Differences in the Treatment Needs and Outcomes of Problem Gamblers

Research on Social Work Practice

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 229-242

  Crisp, Beth R ^a   Thomas, Shane A ^b   Jackson, Alun C ^b   Thomason, Neil ^b   Smith, Serena ^b   Borrell, Jennifer ^b   Ho, Wei Ying ^b   Holt, Tangerine A ^b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

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EID: 0034387527     PISSN: 10497315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104973150001000205     Document Type: Article

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