Gambling with the nation's health

British Medical Journal

Volumn 334, Issue 7598, 2007, Pages 828-829

  Middleton, John ^a   Latif, Farid ^b  

^a Sandwell Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

^b PRINCESS ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLISM; FAMILY ATTITUDE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; ADDICTION; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH STATUS; POLICY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PROBLEM; UNITED KINGDOM;

BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; DECISION MAKING; ENGLAND; GAMBLING; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIAL PROBLEMS;

EID: 34247601973     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.39182.424965.ad     Document Type: Short Survey

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