Prevalence of gambling problems among adolescents in the Nordic countries: An overview of national gambling surveys 1997-2009

International Journal of Social Welfare

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 75-86

  Kristiansen, Søren ^a   Jensen, Sara Marie ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Nordic countries; Pathological gambling; Prevalence; Problem gambling

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649824695     PISSN: 13696866     EISSN: 14682397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2397.2009.00701.x     Document Type: Article

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