Adolescent gambling: Twenty-five years of research

Canadian Journal of Addiction

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 4-12

  Derevensky, Jeffrey L ^a   Gilbeau, Lynette ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DSM-5; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 85010971832     PISSN: 23684720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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