Cannabis and social welfare assistance: A longitudinal study

Addiction

Volumn 106, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1636-1643

  Pedersen, Willy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Cannabis; Illegal drugs; Longitudinal; Marijuana; Welfare assistance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOLISM; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CANNABIS SMOKING; CONDUCT DISORDER; CRIME; DEPRESSION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NORWAY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SOCIAL CARE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOLISM; ANXIETY; CONDUCT DISORDER; CRIME; DEPRESSION; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; MARIJUANA SMOKING; NORWAY; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PUBLIC ASSISTANCE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79961102933     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2011.03436.x     Document Type: Article

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