Older Adults and Gambling: A Review

International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 297-308

  Ariyabuddhiphongs, Vanchai ^a  

^a BANGKOK UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Environment variables; Older adult gambling; Older adult problem gambling; Person variables; Responsible gambling; Social cognitive theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859424455     PISSN: 15571874     EISSN: 15571882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11469-011-9325-6     Document Type: Review

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