Cannabis and the course of schizophrenia

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 165, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1357-1358

  Zullino, Daniele Fabio ^a   Waber, Lakshmi ^a   Khazaal, Yasser ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; BRAIN SIZE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; DETERIORATION; HUMAN; LETTER; NEUROTOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SMOKING;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ATROPHY; BRAIN; CANNABINOIDS; CAUSALITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MARIJUANA ABUSE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SMOKING;

EID: 54349108627     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2008.08040618     Document Type: Letter

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