Social and economic costs of gambling problems and related harm among UK military veterans

Harris, Shaun; Pockett, Rhys; Dighton, Glen; Wood, Katie; Armour, C; Fossey, M; Hogan, L; Kitchiner, N; Larcombe, J; Rogers, R D; Dymond, Simon

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Social and economic costs of gambling problems and related harm among UK military veterans

Shaun Harris

, Rhys Pockett

, Glen Dighton

, Katie Wood, C Armour, M Fossey, L Hogan, N Kitchiner, J Larcombe, R D Rogers, Simon Dymond

BMJ Military Health, Volume: 169, Issue: 5, Pages: bmjmilitary - 2021

Swansea University Authors: Shaun Harris , Rhys Pockett , Glen Dighton , Katie Wood, Simon Dymond

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Introduction Military veterans are at heightened risk of problem gambling. Little is known about the costs of problem gambling and related harm among United Kingdom (UK) Armed Forces (AF) veterans. We investigated the social and economic costs of gambling among a large sample of veterans through dif...

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Social and economic costs of gambling problems and related harm among UK military veterans

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