A national survey of gambling problems in Canada

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 213-217

  Cox, Brian J ^a,d   Yu, Nancy ^a,b   Afifi, Tracie O ^a   Ladouceur, Robert ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b Manitoba Health   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^d PZ 430 PsycHealth Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

Prevalence; Problem gambling

Indexed keywords

CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; WELLBEING; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ETHNOLOGY; HOSPITALIZATION; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; CANADA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; GAMBLING; HUMANS; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDERS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 20344388056     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: 14970015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674370505000404     Document Type: Review

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