Gambling use disorders - A public health problem

Connecticut Medicine

Volumn 64, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 663-668

  Kaminer, Yifrah ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ARTICLE; COST; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; POLICY; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; CONNECTICUT; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; GAMBLING; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC POLICY; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0034320281     PISSN: 00106178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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