Internet Gambling and Problem Gambling Among 13 to 18 Year Old Adolescents in Iceland

International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 257-263

  Olason, Daniel Thor ^a   Kristjansdottir, Elsa ^a   Einarsdottir, Hafdis ^a   Haraldsson, Haukur ^b   Bjarnason, Geir ^c   Derevensky, Jeffrey L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^b Social Services in Hafnarfjördur   (Iceland)

^c Prevention Officer in Hafnarfjördur ^*  (Iceland)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Gambling; Internet; Problem gambling

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957594484     PISSN: 15571874     EISSN: 15571882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11469-010-9280-7     Document Type: Review

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