The prevalence and nature of gambling and problem gambling in South Korea

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 821-834

  Williams, Robert J ^a   Lee, Choong Ki ^b   Back, Ki Joon ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

^b Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Gambling; Prevalence; Problem gambling; South Korea

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COMORBIDITY; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; ONLINE SYSTEM; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTH KOREA; STATISTICAL MODEL; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSIS, DUAL (PSYCHIATRY); FEMALE; GAMBLING; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERNET; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; ONLINE SYSTEMS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84893648105     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-012-0580-z     Document Type: Article

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