Video lottery terminal access and gambling among high school students in Montréal

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 202-206

  Wilson, Dana Helene ^a   Gilliland, Jason ^b   Ross, Nancy A ^a   Derevensky, Jeffery ^a   Gupta, Rina ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescent behaviour; Gambling; Risk taking; School characteristics; Social conditions; Video lottery terminals (VLTs)

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; COMPUTER TERMINAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE COST; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; INCOME; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PEER GROUP; PREDICTION; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 33745899592     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03405585     Document Type: Article

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