Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 39, Issue 5 , Pages 764-766 , November 2006

Gambling Severity and Health Functioning in Adolescents Recruited from Urban Primary Care Settings

  • Robert H. Pietrzak, M.P.H.
    • ,
  • Nancy M. Petry, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Dr. Nancy M. Petry, Department of Psychiatry, University of Connecticut Health Center, 263 Farmington Avenue, Farmington, CT 06030-3944.

Received 24 January 2006 ,Accepted 4 April 2006.

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PII: S1054-139X(06)00136-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2006.04.005

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 39, Issue 5 , Pages 764-766 , November 2006

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