Self-generated motives for gambling in two population-based samples of gamblers

International Gambling Studies

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 117-138

  McGrath, Daniel S ^a   Stewart, Sherry H ^a   Klein, Raymond M ^a   Barrett, Sean P ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Comorbidity; Epidemiology; Gambling; Motives; Subtyping

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960218352     PISSN: 14459795     EISSN: 14794276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14459795.2010.499915     Document Type: Article

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