Betting on the evidence: Reported gambling problems among the indigenous population of the Northern Territory

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 556-565

  Stevens, Matthew ^a   Young, Martin ^a  

^a CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Crowding; Gambling; Geographic location; Indigenous australians; Problem gambling

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

DATA COLLECTION; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; GAMBLING; HUMANS; NORTHERN TERRITORY; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP;

EID: 74949121623     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2009.00453.x     Document Type: Article

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