Prevalence of cannabis use in Brazil: Data from the I Brazilian National Alcohol Survey (BNAS)

Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 190-193

  Jungerman, Flávia S ^a   Menezes, Paulo Rossi ^b   Pinsky, Ilana ^c   Zaleski, Marcos ^c   Caetano, Raul ^d   Laranjeira, Ronaldo ^c  

^a Faculty of Medicine University of São Paulo ^*  (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Brazil; Cannabis use; Cross sectional study; Epidemiology; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CANNABIS ADDICTION; DRUG USE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PROBABILITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAZIL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 72149117942     PISSN: 03064603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2009.09.022     Document Type: Article

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