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Brief Articles

Knowing when to hold ‘em: regret and the relation between missed opportunities and risk taking in children, adolescents and adults

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Pages 608-615 | Received 04 Oct 2016, Accepted 27 Apr 2017, Published online: 13 May 2017

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