The prevalence of pathological gambling in Romanian teenagers

Minerva Medica

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 413-418

  Lupu, V ^a   Onaca, E ^a   Lupu, D ^a  

^a IULIU HATIEGANU UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Gambling; Schools

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BASKETBALL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONEY; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; ROMANIA; SCHOOL; SPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; ROMANIA; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0036818874     PISSN: 00264806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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