Assessment of hospice health professionals' knowledge, views, and experience with medical marijuana

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1291-1295

  Uritsky, Tanya J ^a   McPherson, Mary Lynn ^a   Pradel, Françoise ^b  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF PHARMACY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS;

ADULT; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; HUNGER; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOOD DISORDER; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; OPEN ENDED QUESTIONNAIRE; PAIN; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; SEDATION; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CANNABINOIDS; CANNABIS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; LEGISLATION, DRUG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT PREPARATIONS; TERMINALLY ILL; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 83455262624     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: 15577740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2011.0113     Document Type: Article

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