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Pathological and problem gambling in substance use treatment: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Pathological and problem gambling in substance use treatment: a systematic review and meta-analysis. / Cowlishaw, Sean; Merkouris, Stephanie; Chapman, Anna et al.
In: Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, Vol. 46, No. 2, 02.2014, p. 98-105.

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Cowlishaw, S, Merkouris, S, Chapman, A & Radermacher, H 2014, 'Pathological and problem gambling in substance use treatment: a systematic review and meta-analysis', Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, vol. 46, no. 2, pp. 98-105. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsat.2013.08.019

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Cowlishaw, S., Merkouris, S., Chapman, A., & Radermacher, H. (2014). Pathological and problem gambling in substance use treatment: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 46(2), 98-105. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsat.2013.08.019

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Cowlishaw S, Merkouris S, Chapman A, Radermacher H. Pathological and problem gambling in substance use treatment: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment. 2014 Feb;46(2):98-105. Epub 2013 Sept 24. doi: 10.1016/j.jsat.2013.08.019

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Cowlishaw, Sean ; Merkouris, Stephanie ; Chapman, Anna et al. / Pathological and problem gambling in substance use treatment : a systematic review and meta-analysis. In: Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment. 2014 ; Vol. 46, No. 2. pp. 98-105.

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