Senior gambling: Risk or reward?

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 686-694

  Parekh, Rupal ^a   Morano, Carmen ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Gambling addiction; Older gamblers; Problem gambling; Senior center activities

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; AGED; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

AGED; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 71449095853     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01634370802716224     Document Type: Article

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