Acculturation and gambling in Asian Americans: When culture meets availability

International Gambling Studies

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 69-88

  Kim, Wooksoo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

acculturation; Asian Americans; culture; gambling; health disparity; policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859652617     PISSN: 14459795     EISSN: 14794276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14459795.2011.616908     Document Type: Article

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