Greater involvement and diversity of Internet gambling as a risk factor for problem gambling.
Background: Concerns that Internet gambling has elevated the prevalence of problem gambling have not been substantiated; however, evidence suggests a subgroup of Internet gamblers do experience higher rates of gambling harms. Greater overall involvement in gambling appears to be predictive of harms....
| Publicado en: | European Journal of Public Health Vol. 25; no. 4; pp. 723 - 729 |
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Oxford University Press / USA
Aug2015
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