Personality characteristics and risk-taking tendencies among adolescent gamblers

Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 201-213

  Gupta, Rina ^a   Derevensky, Jeffrey L ^a   Ellenbogen, Stephen ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 33748329459     PISSN: 0008400X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/cjbs2006008     Document Type: Article

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