The impact of Cannabis on driving

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 6-11

  Bédard, Michel ^a,c   Dubois, Sacha ^c   Weaver, Bruce ^a,b  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NORTHERN ONTARIO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Canada)

^c ST JOSEPH'S CARE GROUP   (Canada)

Author keywords

Accidents; Alcohol drinking; Automobiles; Cannabis; Traffic

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846998978     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03405376     Document Type: Article

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