Adolescent gambling behaviour and attitudes: A prevalence study and correlates in an Australian population

International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 325-352

  Jackson, Alun C ^a,b,c   Dowling, Nicki ^a   Thomas, Shane A ^c,d,e   Bond, Lyndal ^a   Patton, George ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^f ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attitudes to gambling; Problem gambling; Risk and protective factors; Youth gambling

Indexed keywords

EID: 48449096915     PISSN: 15571874     EISSN: 15571882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11469-008-9149-1     Document Type: Article

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