The profiles of gamblers seeking counseling services evidence from chinese gamblers in hong kong

Asian Pacific Journal of Social Work

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 62-76

  Leung, Cynthia ^a   Tsang, Sandra ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese; Gambler; Profile

Indexed keywords

EID: 84555217916     PISSN: 02185385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21650993.2011.9756107     Document Type: Article

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