Internet gambling: A school-based survey among macau students

Social Behavior and Personality

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 365-372

  Wong, Irene Lai Kuen ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Addiction; Adolescent health; Internet gambling; School survey

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950349407     PISSN: 03012212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2224/sbp.2010.38.3.365     Document Type: Article

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