An alternative model is feasible, but the gateway hypothesis has not been invalidated: Comments on Morral et al.

Addiction

Volumn 97, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1508-1509

  Lynskey, Michael ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS;

DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; HERITABILITY; HYPOTHESIS; MARIJUANA GATEWAY EFFECT; MODEL; NOTE; RESEARCH;

EID: 0036909196     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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