Community health advocacy to prevent social and health problems associated with gambling - A case study

Australian Journal of Primary Health

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 32-39

  Howat, Peter ^a   Maycock, Bruce ^a   Slevin, Terry ^a,b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b The Cancer Council of Western Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gambling; Harm reduction; Health advocacy; Health promotion

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY CARE; COOPERATION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MACHINE; ORGANIZATION; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; POLITICS; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SOCIAL PROBLEM;

EID: 18744395833     PISSN: 14487527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/py05005     Document Type: Review

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