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Original Article

A Pilot Study Examining Gambling Behaviour Before and After the Launch of the National Lottery and Scratch Cards in the UK

Robin-Marie Shepherd Centre for Addictive Studies, St. Georges Medical School, Cranmer Terrace, London, SW1 7 8HX
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Hamid Ghodse Centre for Addictive Studies, St. Georges Medical School, Cranmer Terrace, London, SW1 7 8HX
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Mervyn London Cambridge Drug and Alcohol Services, Brookfields Hospital, 351 Mill Road, Cambridge, CB1 3DF, UK
Pages 5-12 | Published online: 11 Jul 2009

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