Internet Gambling, Health, Smoking and Alcohol Use: Findings from the 2007 British Gambling Prevalence Survey

International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-11

  Griffiths, Mark ^a   Wardle, Heather ^b   Orford, Jim ^c   Sproston, Kerry ^b   Erens, Bob ^b  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL CENTRE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Addiction; Alcohol use; Cigarette smoking; Gambling; Health; Internet gambling; Online gambling

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651269860     PISSN: 15571874     EISSN: 15571882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11469-009-9246-9     Document Type: Article

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