Differentiating normal and problem gambling: A grounded theory approach

Addiction Research and Theory

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 77-87

  Ricketts, Thomas ^a   Macaskill, Ann ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Grounded theory; Normal gambling; Problem gambling

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMOTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PREDICTION; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 2342511407     PISSN: 16066359     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1606635031000112546     Document Type: Article

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