A prospective study of the impact of opening a casino on gambling behaviours: 2- and 4-year follow-ups

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 51, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 764-773

  Jacques, Christian ^a   Ladouceur, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Availability of gambling; Casino; Longitudinal study; Pathological gambling; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; EDUCATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCOME; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 33750440514     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: 14970015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674370605101206     Document Type: Article

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