Against the odds: Should GPS have any involvement with gambling problems?

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 57, Issue 537, 2007, Pages 327-

  McCambridge, Jim ^a   Cunningham, John ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ALERTNESS; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL STRESS; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PATIENT REFERRAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SUICIDE;

FAMILY PRACTICE; GAMBLING; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE;

EID: 34047230249     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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