Cannabis use and mental health in young people: Cohort study

British Medical Journal

Volumn 325, Issue 7374, 2002, Pages 1195-1198

  Patton, George C ^a   Coffey, Carolyn ^a   Carlin, John B ^a   Degenhardt, Louisa ^b   Lynskey, Michael ^c   Hall, Wayne ^d  

^a MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; DEPRESSION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0037164359     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.325.7374.1195     Document Type: Article

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