What proportion of gambling is problem gambling? Estimates from the 2010 British Gambling Prevalence Survey

International Gambling Studies

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 4-18

  Orford, Jim ^a   Wardle, Heather ^b   Griffiths, Mark ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL CENTRE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

economics; epidemiology; expenditure; problem gambling; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875314667     PISSN: 14459795     EISSN: 14794276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14459795.2012.689001     Document Type: Article

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