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Self-generated motives for gambling in two population-based samples of gamblers

Daniel S. McGrath Department of Psychology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Sherry H. Stewart Department of Psychology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Raymond M. Klein Department of Psychology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Sean P. Barrett Department of Psychology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Pages 117-138 | Published online: 11 Aug 2010

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