Typologies of cannabis users and associated characteristics relevant for public health: A latent class analysis of data from a nationally representative Canadian adult survey

International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 110-124

  Fischer, Benedikt ^a,b   Rehm, Jürgen ^b,c   Irving, Hyacinth ^b   Ialomiteanu, Anca ^b   Fallu, Jean Sebastien ^d   Patra, Jayadeep ^b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Cannabis use; Epidemiology; Interventions; Latent class analysis (lca); Public health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLASSIFICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

CANADA; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MARIJUANA ABUSE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 76249133096     PISSN: 10498931     EISSN: 15570657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mpr.307     Document Type: Article

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