Thirty years of lottery public health research: Methodological strategies and trends

Journal of Gambling Studies

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 301-329

  LaPlante, Debi A ^a   Gray, Heather M ^a   Bosworth, Leslie ^a   Shaffer, Howard J ^a  

^a CAMBRIDGE HEALTH ALLIANCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gambling; Gambling problems; Lottery; Methodology; Review

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDER; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESEARCH; UNITED STATES; GAMBLING; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDERS; PSYCHOLOGY; TRENDS;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; GAMBLING; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDERS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESEARCH; UNITED STATES; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 77951977628     PISSN: 10505350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10899-010-9185-1     Document Type: Article

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