Gambling behaviour and motivation in an urban sample of older adult gamblers

New Zealand Journal of Psychology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 17-27

  Clarke, Dave ^a,c   Clarkson, Joanne ^b  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b Waikato Regional Forensic Psychiatric Service

^c MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

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EID: 50049106181     PISSN: 0112109X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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