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What proportion of gambling is problem gambling? Estimates from the 2010 British Gambling Prevalence Survey

Jim Orford School of Psychology, University of Birmingham, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Heather Wardle National Centre for Social Research (NatCen), London, UK
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Mark Griffiths International Gaming Research Unit, Psychology Division, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK
Pages 4-18 | Received 20 Dec 2011, Accepted 24 Apr 2012, Published online: 21 May 2012

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