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Self-Perceptions of Dispositional Luck: Relationship to DSM Gambling Symptoms, Subjective Enjoyment of Gambling and Treatment Readiness

Michael J. A. Wohl Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Matthew M. Young Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Kenneth E. Hart University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Pages 43-63 | Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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