Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 47, Issue 3 , Pages 223-236 , September 2010

Adolescent Gambling: A Review of an Emerging Field of Research

  • Lynn Blinn-Pike, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Sociology, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis, Indiana
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Lynn Blinn-Pike, Ph.D., Department of Sociology, 425 University Blvd., Room 303 Cavanaugh Hall, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis, IN 46202.
    • ,
  • Sheri Lokken Worthy, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Human Development and Family Studies, School of Human Sciences, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, Mississippi
    • ,
  • Jeffrey N. Jonkman, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Grinnell College, Noyce Science Center, Grinnell, Iowa

Received 29 September 2009 ,Accepted 8 May 2010.

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