Marijuana use and oral cancer: A review

Oral Oncology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 398-401

  Firth, N A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS;

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUTH CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TONGUE CANCER;

EID: 0031413316     PISSN: 13688375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0964-1955(97)00022-5     Document Type: Review

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