Risk factors for bango abuse in upper Egypt

Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 397-402

  Yassa, Heba A ^a   Dawood, Abd El Wahaab A ^a   Shehata, Manal M ^a   Abdel Hady, Randa H ^a   Abdel Aal, Khaled M ^a  

^a Assiut University Faculty of Medicine   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Anti Narcotic General Administration; Bango; Cannabis leaves

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CAR DRIVING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIVORCE; EGYPT; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STUDENT ATTITUDE; URINALYSIS; VIOLENCE;

CANNABIS;

EID: 70349451976     PISSN: 13826689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2009.07.003     Document Type: Article

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