Cannabis use trends in South Africa

South African Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 126-131

  Peltzer, Karl ^a   Ramlagan, Shandir ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

^b HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS; MANDRAX;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIME; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOTRAUMA; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEIZURE; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOUTH AFRICA; TREND STUDY; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

EID: 38649093017     PISSN: 16089685     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/sajpsychiatry.v13i4.33     Document Type: Review

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