The canadian problem gambling index: factor structure and associations with psychopathology in a nationally representative sample

Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 109-114

  Brooker, Ivy S ^a,b   Clara, Ian P ^a   Cox, Brian J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canadian problem gambling index (cpgi); Comorbidity; Factor structure; Problem gambling

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649097217     PISSN: 0008400X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0014841     Document Type: Article

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