Effects of marijuana smoking on pulmonary function and respiratory complications: A systematic review

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 167, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 221-228

  Tetrault, Jeanette M ^a,b   Crothers, Kristina ^b   Moore, Brent A ^b   Mehra, Reena ^c   Concato, John ^a,b   Fiellin, David A ^b  

^a VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRONCHODILATATION; CANNABIS SMOKING; COUGHING; DATA BASE; DATA EXTRACTION; EMBASE; EVALUATION; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDLINE; PHLEGMON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCINFO; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; WHEEZING;

AIRWAY RESISTANCE; HUMANS; MARIJUANA SMOKING; PULMONARY VENTILATION; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES;

EID: 33847004755     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: 15383679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.167.3.221     Document Type: Review

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