Gambling among adults in Germany: Prevalence, disorder and risk factors

Sucht

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 249-257

  Sassen, Monika ^a   Kraus, Ludwig ^a   Bühringer, Gerhard ^a,b   Pabst, Alexander ^a   Piontek, Daniela ^a   Taqi, Zainab ^a  

^a IFT INSTITUT FÜR THERAPIEFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^b DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Gambling prevalence; Pathological gambling; Risk factors; Subthreshold pathological gambling

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; GAMING MACHINE; GENDER; GERMANY; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERNET; INTERNET GAMBLING; MACHINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RACE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPORTING EVENT; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SUBTHRESHOLD PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; TELEPHONE;

EID: 80052250795     PISSN: 09395911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/0939-5911.a000115     Document Type: Article

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