Inside the virtual casino: A prospective longitudinal study of actual Internet casino gambling

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 410-416

  LaBrie, Richard A ^a,b,c   Kaplan, Sara A ^b   Laplante, Debi A ^a,b   Nelson, Sarah E ^a,b   Shaffer, Howard J ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Division on Addictions   (United States)

^c Division on Addictions   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Gambling; Internet; Internet gambling; Public health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONLINE SYSTEM; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HUMANS; INTERNET; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 48149103407     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckn021     Document Type: Article

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