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Gambling

Known as: bets, Gambling [Disease/Finding], gamble 
An activity distinguished primarily by an element of risk in trying to obtain a desired goal, e.g., playing a game of chance for money.
National Institutes of Health

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Broader (5)

BehaviorLeisure ActivitiesRisk-Takingentertainment
Gambling, PathologicalImpulsive BehaviorIn BloodMicrobiological

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Review
2009
Review
2009
Compulsive overeating as an addiction disorder. A review of theory and evidence
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
A Model of Casino Gambling
We show that prospect theory offers a rich theory of casino gambling, one that captures several features of actual gambling… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Prospective prevalence of pathologic gambling and medication association in Parkinson disease
The authors prospectively screened 297 patients with Parkinson disease (PD), who attended a tertiary clinic, using a modified… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Exploring College Student Gambling Motivation
The present research combined qualitative and quantitative approaches in examining gambling motives among college student… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Examining Relationships between Leisure Involvement, Psychological Commitment and Loyalty to a Recreation Agency
Despite the recent proliferation of leisure involvement and loyalty research, very little attention has been given to… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
A comparison of treatment-seeking pathological gamblers based on preferred gambling activity.
AIMS To compare and contrast gamblers with different forms of problematic gambling activities. DESIGN, SETTING AND MEASUREMENTS… 
Review
2003
Review
2003
Stem cells in the skin: waste not, Wnt not.
Human disease results from loss of organ function. Whether the tissue failure results from infarction, infection, trauma, or… 
Review
1999
Review
1999
Cognitive psychopathology of problem gambling.
Drawing on the available research literature on the cognitive distortions present during gambling, a typology of gambling… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
HIT AND RUN
Review
1994
Review
1994
The prevalence and demographics of pathological gamblers: implications for public health.
OBJECTIVES A study of pathological gambling in five states provides information needed to address the public health threat that… 
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