Commentary on Bosker etal. (2012): Driving under the influence of cannabinoids

Addiction

Volumn 107, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1845-1846

  Bramness, Jørgen G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cannabis; Global burden of disease; Impairment; Standardized field sobriety test; Traffic accident risk; Traffic medicine

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL;

CANNABIS ADDICTION; CAR DRIVING; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NOTE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL;

EID: 84866032428     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2012.03949.x     Document Type: Note

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