The measurement of youth gambling problems: Current instruments, methodological issues, and future directions

Gambling Problems in Youth: Theoretical and Applied Perspectives

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 121-143

  Derevensky, Jeffrey L ^a   Gupta, Rina ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 84892340084     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/0-306-48586-9_7     Document Type: Chapter

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