Cannabis use in Canada: The need for a 'Public Health' approach

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 101-103

  Fischer, Benedikt ^a,b   Rehm, Jürgen ^b   Hall, Wayne ^c  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Canada; Cannabis use; Interventions; Morbidity; Policy; Public health

Indexed keywords

STREET DRUG;

CANADA; CANNABIS SMOKING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; POLICY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE;

CANADA; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MARIJUANA SMOKING; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; PUBLIC POLICY; STREET DRUGS;

EID: 64949178636     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03405515     Document Type: Article

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