Disabling the public interest: Gambling strategies and policies for Britain

Addiction

Volumn 100, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1219-1225

  Orford, Jim ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b BIRMINGHAM AND SOLIHULL MENTAL HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOVERNMENT REGULATION; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PUBLIC OPINION; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNITED KINGDOM;

BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; GAMBLING; GOVERNMENT; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PUBLIC OPINION; PUBLIC POLICY;

EID: 24344468252     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2005.01143.x     Document Type: Review

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