Prevalence rates of youth gambling problems: Are the current rates inflated?

Journal of Gambling Studies

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 405-425

  Derevensky, Jeffrey L ^a   Gupta, Rina ^a   Winters, Ken ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Measurement issues; Prevalence; Youth gambling

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; HUMAN; NOMENCLATURE; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDER; MALE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HUMANS; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDERS; MALE; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1542574466     PISSN: 10505350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026379910094     Document Type: Review

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