Has gambling changed after major amendments of gambling regulations in Germany? A propensity score analysis

Journal of Behavioral Addictions

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 151-161

  Ludwig, Monika ^a,b   Kraus, Ludwig ^a,c   Müller, Stefanie ^a   Braun, Barbara ^a   Bühringer, Gerhard ^a,d  

^a IFT INSTITUT FÜR THERAPIEFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HILDESHEIM   (Germany)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Changes in gambling over time; Gambling behavior; Gambling policy; Impact of gambling regulations; Pathological gambling

Indexed keywords

EID: 84923230482     PISSN: 20625871     EISSN: 20635303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/JBA.1.2012.4.2     Document Type: Article

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