Youth gambling problems: A public health perspective

Health Promotion International

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 69-79

  Messerlian, Carmen ^a   Derevensky, Jeffrey ^a   Gupta, Rina ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Prevention; Public health; Youth gambling

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; EVALUATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; JUVENILE; MALE; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; GAMBLING; HEALTH PLANNING GUIDELINES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL;

EID: 14944343830     PISSN: 09574824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/dah509     Document Type: Review

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