The perceived health risks of cannabis use in an Australian household survey

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 809-812

  Calabria, Bianca ^a   Swift, Wendy ^a   Slade, Tim ^a   Hall, Wayne ^b   Copeland, Jan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cannabis; Health; Household; Perception

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANNABIS SMOKING; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; CANNABIS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MARIJUANA SMOKING; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865998921     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: 14653362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-3362.2012.00421.x     Document Type: Article

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