Cannabis use and educational achievement: Findings from three Australasian cohort studies

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 247-253

  Horwood, L John ^a   Fergusson, David M ^a   Hayatbakhsh, Mohammad R ^b   Najman, Jake M ^b   Coffey, Carolyn ^c   Patton, George C ^c   Silins, Edmund ^d   Hutchinson, Delyse M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cannabis; Educational achievement; Longitudinal study; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC FAILURE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLLEGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREND STUDY; AGE; CANNABIS SMOKING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; META ANALYSIS; NEW ZEALAND; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; COHORT STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARIJUANA SMOKING; NEW ZEALAND; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

CANNABIS;

EID: 77954658555     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2010.03.008     Document Type: Article

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