Community attitudes toward legalised gambling in Alberta

International Gambling Studies

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 57-79

  Smith, Garry J ^a   Schopflocher, Donald P ^a   el Guebaly, Nady ^b   Casey, David M ^c   Hodgins, David C ^c   Williams, Robert J ^d   Wood, Robert ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b FOOTHILLS HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Crime; Ethics; Health ethics; Medical; Prevalence; Sociology

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953776138     PISSN: 14459795     EISSN: 14794276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14459795.2010.550306     Document Type: Article

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