Prevalence of pathological gambling in Switzerland after the opening of casinos and the introduction of new preventive legislation

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 236-239

  Bondolfi, G ^a   Jermann, F ^a   Ferrero, F ^a   Zullino, D ^a   Osiek, C H ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Alcoholism; Gambling; Prevalence; Switzerland

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT; LAW; LEGAL ASPECT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SWITZERLAND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDERS; JURISPRUDENCE; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIAL CONTROL, FORMAL; SOCIAL FACILITATION; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 38849120554     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: 16000447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.2007.01149.x     Document Type: Article

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