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A response to Blaszczynski, Griffiths and Turners’ Comments on the Paper “Problems with the Concept of Video Game ‘Addiction’: Some Case Study Examples” (this issue)

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Wood, R.T.A. A response to Blaszczynski, Griffiths and Turners’ Comments on the Paper “Problems with the Concept of Video Game ‘Addiction’: Some Case Study Examples” (this issue). Int J Ment Health Addiction 6, 191–193 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-008-9147-3

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