Marijuana to prevent nausea and vomiting in cancer patients: A survey of clinical oncologists

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 167-172

  Schwartz, Richard H ^a,d   Voth, Eric A ^b   Sheridan, Michael J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c INOVA FAIRFAX HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d Vienna Pediatric Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS; CANNABIS DERIVATIVE; DRONABINOL; GRANISETRON; ONDANSETRON; SEROTONIN 3 ANTAGONIST; SEROTONIN 3 RECEPTOR; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL;

ADULT; ATAXIA; CANCER PATIENT; DISORIENTATION; DROWSINESS; DRUG MISUSE; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HUMAN; NAUSEA; NORMAL HUMAN; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; REVIEW; VERTIGO; VOMITING;

EID: 0031041094     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007611-199702000-00001     Document Type: Review

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