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SUBMITTER: Slutske WS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4270904 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Addiction (Abingdon, England) 20141016 1
<h4>Background and aim</h4>The course of disordered gambling in women has been described as 'telescoped' compared with that in men, with a later age at initiation of gambling but shorter times from initiation to disorder. This study examined the evidence, for the first time, for such a telescoping effect in a general population rather than a treatment-seeking sample.<h4>Method</h4>Participants in a large community-based Australian twin cohort (2001 men, 2662 women) were assessed by structured di ...[more]