An international perspective on youth gambling prevalence studies

International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 3-38

  Volberg, Rachel A ^a   Gupta, Rina ^b   Griffiths, Mark D ^c   Ólason, Daniel T ^d   Delfabbro, Paul ^e  

^a Gemini Research   (United States)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Behavior; Gambling; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD HEALTH; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGE FACTORS; DATA COLLECTION; EUROPE; GAMBLING; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 77952412599     PISSN: 03340139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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