Bullous disease of the lung and cannabis smoking: Insufficient evidence for a causative link

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 77-80

  Tan, Carol ^a   Hatam, N ^a   Treasure, Tom ^a  

^a GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS;

CANNABIS ADDICTION; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM; PNEUMOTHORAX; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SPONTANEOUS PNEUMOTHORAX; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM; ADULT; BLISTER; CANNABIS SMOKING; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; FEMALE; LUNG DISEASE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY;

ADULT; BLISTER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; MARIJUANA SMOKING; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 33644860664     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jrsm.99.2.77     Document Type: Review

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