Understanding problem gambling in two ethnic communities in brisbane, queensland a pilot study

Asian Pacific Journal of Social Work

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 67-75

  Chui, Wing Hong ^a   O’Connor, Ian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Culturally appropriate intervention; Ethnic communities; Problem gambling; Queensland

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947268036     PISSN: 02185385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21650993.2006.9755993     Document Type: Article

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