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View ArticleComplex Factors and Behaviors in the Gambling Population of Italy
AbstractGambling has seen significant growth globally, and particularly in Italy: it has rapidly evolved from a simple recreational activity to represent 4% of Italian GDP in 2010.A sample of 4.494...
View ArticleAn Assessment of the Psychometric Properties of Italian Version of CPGI
AbstractThe aim of this study was to adapt to the Italian context a very commonly used international instrument to detect problem gambling, the canadian problem gambling index (CPGI), and assess its...
View ArticleItalian Adolescent Gambling Behaviour: Psychometric Evaluation of the South...
AbstractSince no Italian validated instrument focuses specifically on the measurement of pathological gambling in very young people, with this study, we aim to adapt an international instrument...
View ArticleRelationship Between Gambling Severity and Attitudes in Adolescents: Findings...
AbstractThis study used a nationally representative sample of 14,910 high school adolescents, aged 15–19 years. The large sample size presents a unique opportunity to evaluate firstly the geographical...
View ArticleAssociation of Problem Gambling with Type of Gambling Among Italian General...
AbstractThe origin of gambling disorders is uncertain; however, research has shown a tendency to focus on specific types of games as a potential important risk factor. The principal aim of this study...
View ArticleA comparative effectiveness study of lipegfilgrastim in multiple myeloma...
AbstractG-CSF administration after high-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) has been shown to expedite neutrophil recovery. Several studies comparing filgrastim and...
View ArticleStatistical methods to assess the prognostic value of risk prediction rules...
AbstractPrognosis aims at estimating the future course of a given disease in probabilistic terms. As in diagnosis, where clinicians are interested in knowing the accuracy of a new test to identify...
View ArticleEffectiveness of biosimilar pegfilgrastim in patients with multiple myeloma...
AbstractMultiple myeloma (MM) is the main indication for autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT). Novel supportive therapies (e.g., granulocyte colony-stimulating factor) have significantly...
View ArticleMeasures of frequency and effect in clinical research
AbstractThe assessment of risk and effect size of a specific endpoint associated to the presence/absence of a certain exposure is a hallmark in clinical and epidemiological research. In fact, before...
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