Gender differences in health-related quality of life among cannabis users: Results from the national epidemiologic survey on alcohol and related conditions

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 123, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 190-200

  Lev Ran, Shaul ^a,c   Imtiaz, Sameer ^a   Taylor, Benjamin J ^a   Shield, Kevin D ^a,b   Rehm, Jürgen ^a,b   Le Foll, Bernard ^a,b,c  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cannabis; Gender; NESARC; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CANNABIS SMOKING; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHORT FORM 12;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; MARIJUANA SMOKING; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

CANNABIS;

EID: 84861227765     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: 18790046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2011.11.010     Document Type: Article

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