American Indians and non-Indians playing a slot-machine simulation: Effect of sensation seeking and payback percentage

American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 18-32

  Gillis, Angelique ^a   McDonald, J Douglas ^b   Weatherly, Jeffrey N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 45349105777     PISSN: 08935394     EISSN: 15337731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5820/aian.1501.2008.18     Document Type: Article

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