Atrial fibrillation and marijuana smoking

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 308-313

  Korantzopoulos, P ^a   Liu, T ^b   Papaioannides, D ^c   Li, G ^b   Goudevenos, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

^b TIANJIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Psychiatric Hospital of Attika Dafni   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS;

CANNABIS ADDICTION; CANNABIS SMOKING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; MARIJUANA SMOKING;

EID: 38149136656     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: 17421241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2007.01505.x     Document Type: Review

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