Sitting at the virtual poker table: A prospective epidemiological study of actual Internet poker gambling behavior

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 711-717

  LaPlante, Debi A ^a,b   Kleschinsky, John H ^b   LaBrie, Richard A ^a,b   Nelson, Sarah E ^a,b   Shaffer, Howard J ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b CAMBRIDGE HEALTH ALLIANCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Gambling; Internet; Internet gambling; Internet poker; Poker; Public health

Indexed keywords

ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS; BEHAVIOR-BASED; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES; GAMBLING; GAMBLING SERVICES; LEVEL DIFFERENCES; POKER; PUBLIC HEALTH;

HEALTH; HEALTH RISKS;

INTERNET;

EID: 67349147589     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2008.12.027     Document Type: Article

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