Does legalized gambling elevate the risk of suicide? An analysis of U.S. counties and metropolitan areas

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 209-221

  McCleary, Richard ^a   Chew, Kenneth S Y ^a   Merrill, Vincent ^a   Napolitano, Carol ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GOVERNMENT; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; RACE; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; GAMBLING; HUMANS; RISK; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036270753     PISSN: 03630234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/suli.32.2.209.24402     Document Type: Article

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