Pathologic gambling

American Family Physician

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 741-749

  Unwin, Brian K ^a   Davis, Mark K ^b   De Leeuw, Jason B ^c  

^a CARL R DARNALL ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b EISENHOWER ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Community Mental Health Service ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; COMPULSION; DEPRESSION; FAMILY COUNSELING; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PATIENT EDUCATION; SELF HELP;

ALCOHOLISM; COMORBIDITY; CULTURE; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; GAMBLING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; TEACHING MATERIALS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034142105     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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