Why People Gamble: A Qualitative Study of Four New Zealand Ethnic Groups

International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 849-861

  Tse, Samson ^a,f   Dyall, Lorna ^a   Clarke, Dave ^b   Abbott, Max ^c   Townsend, Sonia ^d   Kingi, Pefi ^e  

^a THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^e NIU Development Incorporated   (New Zealand)

^f UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Culture; Ethnicity; Gaming; Immigrants; Public health

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871241593     PISSN: 15571874     EISSN: 15571882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11469-012-9380-7     Document Type: Article

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