Characteristics of Treatment Seeking Finnish Pathological Gamblers: Baseline Data from a Treatment Study
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1557-1874,1557-1882
DOI: 10.1007/s11469-012-9411-4