Treatment seeking among Ontario problem gamblers: Results of a population survey

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 59, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1343-1346

  Suurvali, Helen ^a   Hodgins, David ^c   Toneatto, Tony ^b   Cunningham, John ^a  

^a and Health Policy Research

^b CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRIVE; FEMALE; FORGERY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PATIENT ATTITUDE; POPULATION RESEARCH; SELF HELP;

EID: 55249118824     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: 15579700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ps.2008.59.11.1343     Document Type: Article

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