Internet gambling: An online empirical study among student gamblers

International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 194-204

  Griffiths, Mark ^a   Barnes, Andrew ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gambling; Internet gambling; Online gambling; Problem gambling

Indexed keywords

EID: 40849100244     PISSN: 15571874     EISSN: 15571882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11469-007-9083-7     Document Type: Article

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