Gambling participation and problems among employees at a University Health Center

Journal of Gambling Studies

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 155-170

  Petry, Nancy M ^a   Mallya, Sarita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gambling; Internet gambling; Pathological gambling; Prevalence; Problem gambling

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; ETHNOLOGY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INTERNET; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SCORING SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDER; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL PROBLEM; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CONNECTICUT; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HUMANS; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDERS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL PROBLEMS; STUDENT HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 3042842874     PISSN: 10505350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOGS.0000022307.09299.f5     Document Type: Article

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