Engaging youth about gambling using the internet: The YouthBet.net website

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 448-453

  Korn, David ^a   Murray, Martha ^a   Morrison, Meg ^a   Reynolds, Jennifer ^a   Skinner, Harvey A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b York University   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Gambling; Health promotion; Internet

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; FEMALE; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERNET; MALE; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 33845508429     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03405226     Document Type: Article

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