Public stigma of disordered gambling: Social distance, dangerousness, and familiarity

Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 505-528

  Horch, Jenny D ^a,b   Hodgins, David C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

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EID: 61449127596     PISSN: 07367236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/jscp.2008.27.5.505     Document Type: Article

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