Baclofen in cannabis dependence syndrome

Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2010, Pages e9-

  Nanjayya, Subodh Bhagyalakshmi ^a   Shivappa, Madhusudhan ^a   Chand, Prabhat Kumar ^a   Murthy, Pratima ^a   Benegal, Vivek ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN; CANNABIS;

ADULT; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; LETHARGY; LETTER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; SYMPTOM; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; TOXICOLOGY; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 77955713865     PISSN: 00063223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2010.03.033     Document Type: Letter

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