Internet gambling behavior in a sample of online gamblers

International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 149-167

  McBride, Jessica ^a   Derevensky, Jeffrey ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Internet gambling; Practice sites; Problem gambling

Indexed keywords

EID: 60349113480     PISSN: 15571874     EISSN: 15571882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11469-008-9169-x     Document Type: Article

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