Who plays bingo in later life? The sedentary lifestyles of 'little old ladies'

Journal of Gambling Studies

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 95-112

  Cousins, Sandra O'Brien ^a   Witcher, Chad S G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gambling; Health; Lifestyle; Seniors; Social context

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LEISURE; LIFESTYLE; MALE; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALBERTA; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; LIFE STYLE; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 33847632015     PISSN: 10505350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10899-006-9030-8     Document Type: Article

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