Use of pupillometer to assess change in pupillary size post-cannabis

Journal of Clinical Forensic Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 9-11

  Stark, M M ^a   Englehart, K ^b   Tunbridge, R ^c   Jackson, P ^d  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b TRL Limited ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c TRANSPORT RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^d AWAKE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cannabis; Ocular effects; Pupil size; Pupillometer

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG OVERDOSE; EYE MOVEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MYDRIASIS; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PUPIL; PUPIL REFLEX; PUPILLOMETER;

EID: 0037352481     PISSN: 13531131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1353-1131(02)00162-1     Document Type: Article

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