Recommendations for international gambling harm-minimisation guidelines: Comparison with effective public health policy

Journal of Gambling Studies

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 771-788

  Gainsbury, Sally M ^a   Blankers, Matthijs ^b,c   Wilkinson, Claire ^d,e   Schelleman Offermans, Karen ^f   Cousijn, Janna ^b  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^e TURNING POINT ALCOHOL AND DRUG CENTRE   (Australia)

^f MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Claire Wilkinson; Janna Cousijn contributed equally to the manuscript; Karen Schelleman Offermans; Matthijs Blankers

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIOLOGY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GAMBLING; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERNET; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLICY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GAMBLING; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERNET; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC POLICY;

EID: 84900010748     PISSN: 10505350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10899-013-9389-2     Document Type: Review

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