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Gambling and debt: the hidden impacts on family and work life

Carolyn Downs Centre for the Study of Gambling, University of Salford, Salford, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ryan Woolrych Research Institute for Health and Social Change, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK
Pages 311-328 | Received 24 Sep 2009, Published online: 18 Aug 2010

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