Gambling and older people in Australia

Australasian Journal on Ageing

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 120-126

  McCormack, John ^a   Jackson, Alun C ^b   Thomas, Shane A ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

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EID: 34248601908     PISSN: 14406381     EISSN: 17416612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-6612.2003.tb00481.x     Document Type: Article

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