Does cannabis onset trigger cocaine onset? A case-crossover approach

International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 66-75

  O'Brien, Megan S ^a   Comment, Leah Andrews ^b   Liang, Kung Yee ^c   Anthony, James C ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cannabis; Case crossover design; Cocaine; Gateway process; Twin studies

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; ONSET AGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; AGE OF ONSET; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; PRECIPITATING FACTORS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84858279597     PISSN: 10498931     EISSN: 15570657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mpr.359     Document Type: Article

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