Marijuana use and mortality

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 585-590

  Sidney, Stephen ^a   Beck, Jerome E ^b   Tekawa, Irene S ^a   Quesenberry Jr , Charles P ^a   Friedman, Gary D ^a  

^a DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CORRELATION FUNCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030977929     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.87.4.585     Document Type: Article

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