Comprehensive Psychiatry
Volume 45, Issue 2 , Pages 83-87 , March 2004

Retrospective review of treatment retention in pathological gambling

  • Jon E Grant

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Jon E. Grant, J.D., M.D., Department of Psychiatry, Brown University, 345 Blackstone Blvd, Providence, RI 02906, USA
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  • Suck Won Kim

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Minneapolis, MN, USA
    • ,
  • Michael Kuskowski

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Minneapolis, MN, USA

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PII: S0010-440X(03)00219-0

doi: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2003.12.005

Comprehensive Psychiatry
Volume 45, Issue 2 , Pages 83-87 , March 2004

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