Problem gambling: Patients affected by their own or another's gambling may approve of help from general practitioners

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 120, Issue 1257, 2007, Pages

  Sullivan, Sean ^a   McCormick, Ross ^a   Lamont, Michael ^a   Penfold, Alison ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NEW ZEALAND; PACIFIC ISLANDER; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PATIENT ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE; AGED; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH STATUS; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDER; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DEPRESSION; FAMILY PRACTICE; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDERS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 34547119059     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11758716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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