Commentary: Understanding pathways to cannabis use and from use to harm

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 680-682

  Macleod, John ^a   Hickman, Matthew ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CONFOUNDING VARIABLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENE IDENTIFICATION; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MARRIAGE; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MENTAL HEALTH; NOTE; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT;

CANNABIS;

EID: 33745595047     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyl104     Document Type: Note

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