Risk of harm among gamblers in the general population as a function of level of participation in gambling activities

Addiction

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 570-580

  Currie, Shawn R ^a   Hodgins, David C ^b   Wang, JianLi ^b   El Guebaly, Nady ^a   Wynne, Harold ^c   Chen, Sophie ^b  

^a FOOTHILLS HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c Wynne Resources   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gambling; Low risk limit; Responsible gambling; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERVIEW; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; POPULATION; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RESPONSIBILITY; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; CANADA; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS;

EID: 33644858704     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2006.01392.x     Document Type: Article

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