Epidemiological study of gambling in the non-metropolitan region of Central Queensland

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 6-10

  Schofield, Grant ^a   Mummery, Kerry ^b   Wang, Wei ^b   Dickson, Geoff ^a  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^b CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gambling pathology; Mental health; Pathological gambling; Population research; Problem gambling

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT REFERRAL; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SCREENING TEST; STATISTICS; TELEPHONE;

ADULT; AGED; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; COUNSELING; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREVALENCE; QUEENSLAND; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 1542499473     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2004.00544.x     Document Type: Article

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