Gambling, Health, and Age: Data from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 431-440

  Desai, Rani A ^a,b   Desai, Mayur M ^a,b   Potenza, Marc N ^a,b  

^a Department of Epidemiology and Public Health

^b VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

addiction; gambling; health correlates; older adults; substance abuse dependence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION; MENTAL HEALTH; OBESITY; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDERS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECREATION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 37749004820     PISSN: 0893164X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0893-164X.21.4.431     Document Type: Article

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