Cannabis use in adolescence and risk for adult psychosis: Longitudinal prospective study

British Medical Journal

Volumn 325, Issue 7374, 2002, Pages 1212-1213

  Arseneault, Louise ^a   Cannon, Mary ^a   Poulton, Richie ^b   Murray, Robin ^a   Caspi, Avshalom ^a   Moffitt, Terrie E ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SCHIZOPHRENIFORM DISORDER; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0037164390     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.325.7374.1212     Document Type: Article

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