Pathological gambling is a growing problem in the United States. The authors define and describe the problem as well as review the research literature concerning the personal and family effects of compulsive gambling. General recommendations are offered regarding how this addiction can be understood and managed.
A statistically significant inverse relationship was found between mean monthly temperature 9 mo. prior to delivery and 7,312 live births in a midwestern community. A curvilinear relationship fit the data more closely than a linear one, suggesting both extremely cold and hot weather were related to the birth rate 9 mo. later. Illegitimate and legitimate births followed nearly the same pattern. Marriages and the number of births 9 or even 10 mo. later were not related. Apparently the weather, particularly cold' weather, has a powerful influence on behavior resulting in conception.
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