Problem gambling knowledge and perceived community impact among Asian-Pacific Islanders and non Asian-Pacific Islanders

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 173-178

  Fong, Timothy ^a   Campos, Michael ^a   Rosenthal, Richard ^a   Brecht, Mary Lynn ^a   Schwartz, Bryan ^a   Davis, Alice ^a   Chung, Bowen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian pacific islanders; Ethnicity; Gambling policy; Los angeles county; Problem gambling

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ADDICTION; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PERCEPTION; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ASIAN AMERICANS; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; CULTURE; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77954564412     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-009-9238-7     Document Type: Article

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