An appraisal of the impact of the depiction of gambling in society on youth

International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 537-550

  Monaghan, Sally M ^a   Derevensky, Jeffrey ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Children; Gambling; Media; Prevention; Society; Youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 55949097632     PISSN: 15571874     EISSN: 15571882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11469-008-9155-3     Document Type: Article

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