Internet Gamblers: A Latent Class Analysis of Their Behaviours and Health Experiences

Journal of Gambling Studies

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 387-399

  Lloyd, Joanne ^a   Doll, Helen ^a   Hawton, Keith ^a   Dutton, William H ^b   Geddes, John R ^a   Goodwin, Guy M ^a   Rogers, Robert D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gambling; Gambling activities; Internet; Mood disorders

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; EUROPE; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956272515     PISSN: 10505350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10899-010-9188-y     Document Type: Article

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