Colorado family physicians' attitudes toward medical marijuana

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 52-60

  Kondrad, Elin ^a   Reid, Alfred ^b  

^a Saint Anthony North Family Medicine Residency   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Cannabis; Marijuana; Medical education

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; LEGAL LIABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MENTAL HEALTH; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CANNABIS; COLORADO; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PHYTOTHERAPY;

EID: 84872226832     PISSN: 15572625     EISSN: 15587118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2013.01.120089     Document Type: Article

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