Problem Gambling and Intimate Partner Violence: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Trauma, Violence, and Abuse

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 43-61

  Dowling, Nicki ^a   Suomi, Aino ^b   Jackson, Alun ^c   Lavis, Tiffany ^d   Patford, Janet ^c   Cockman, Suzanne ^c   Thomas, Shane ^e   Bellringer, Maria ^f   Koziol Mclain, Jane ^f   Battersby, Malcolm ^d   Harvey, Peter ^d   Abbott, Max ^f  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

domestic violence; family violence; gambling; intimate partner violence; meta analysis; systematic review

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HUMAN; MALE; META ANALYSIS; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

FEMALE; GAMBLING; HUMANS; INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE; MALE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84950271016     PISSN: 15248380     EISSN: 15528324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1524838014561269     Document Type: Article

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