You bet they're having fun! Older Americans and casino gambling

Journal of Aging Studies

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 177-197

  Hope, Janet ^a   Havir, Linda ^b  

^a ST JOHN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ST CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PERCEPTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PUBLIC OPINION; SAMPLE; THEORY; UNITED STATES; WELLBEING;

EID: 0036239446     PISSN: 08904065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0890-4065(02)00043-9     Document Type: Article

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