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Lower-risk gambling limits: linked analyses across eight countries

David C. Hodginsa Departments of Psychology and Psychiatry, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada;b Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction and Carleton University, Ottawa, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Matthew M. Youngb Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction and Carleton University, Ottawa, CanadaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6125-4678View further author information
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Shawn R. Curriea Departments of Psychology and Psychiatry, University of Calgary, Calgary, CanadaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2666-4206View further author information
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Max Abbottc Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New ZealandORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1598-0390View further author information
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Rosa Billid Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation, Melbourne, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8405-6954View further author information
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Natacha Brunellee Département de psychoéducation, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières, CanadaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7146-3200View further author information
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Jean-Michel Costesf French Monitoring Centre on Gambling, Paris, FranceORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9091-5292View further author information
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Magali Dufourg Département de psychologie, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, CanadaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7288-937XView further author information
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Marie-Claire Flores-Pajoth Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction, Ottawa, CanadaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7930-7472View further author information
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Daniel T. Olasoni Department of Psychology, University of Iceland, Reykjavík, IcelandORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7439-6648View further author information
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Catherine Paradish Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction, Ottawa, CanadaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4344-523XView further author information
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Ulla Romildj Public Health Agency of Sweden, Solna, SwedenORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6529-456XView further author information
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Anne Salonenk Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, FinlandORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4693-0110View further author information
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Rachel Volbergl School of Public Health and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2959-0748View further author information
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Louise Nadeaum Département de psychologie, Université de Montréal, Montréal, CanadaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3340-8614View further author information
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Pages 328-344 | Received 16 Dec 2021, Accepted 27 Oct 2022, Published online: 29 Nov 2022

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