Medical marijuana: Informational resources for family physicians

American Family Physician

Volumn 80, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 779-781

  MacDonald, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS;

ANOREXIA; CHRONIC PAIN; DRUG SAFETY; EDITORIAL; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; NAUSEA; NONHUMAN; SEIZURE; WASTING SYNDROME;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CANNABINOIDS; CANNABIS; HUMANS; MARIJUANA SMOKING; PERMISSIVENESS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PLANT PREPARATIONS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70350462551     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: 0002838X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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