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  1. Norman E. Zinberg Center for Addiction Studies, Harvard Medical School and The Cambridge Hospital, 1493 Cambridge Street, 01239, Cambridge, MA

    Howard J. Shaffer Ph.D., C.A.S. & Blase Gambino Ph.D.

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Shaffer, H.J., Gambino, B. On the epistemology of disease: A response to Walker. J Gambling Stud 9, 191–195 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01014868

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