A dangerous cocktail: Alcohol consumption increases suicidal ideations among problem gamblers in the general population
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عنوان ژورنال: Addictive Behaviors
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0306-4603
DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2015.12.017