Greater involvement and diversity of Internet gambling as a risk factor for problem gambling

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 723-728

  Gainsbury, Sally M ^a,b   Russell, Alex ^a,b   Blaszczynski, Alex ^b   Hing, Nerilee ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84939646958     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckv006     Document Type: Article

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