Why do psychotic patients take cannabis?

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1071-1072

  Di Forti, Marta ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CANNABIS ADDICTION; HUMAN; LETTER; PSYCHOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SELF MEDICATION; SMOKING HABIT;

CANNABIS; HUMANS; MARIJUANA SMOKING; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; SELF MEDICATION;

EID: 44449110074     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291708002729     Document Type: Letter

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