Cannabis, ischemic stroke, and transient ischemic attack: A case-control study

Stroke

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 2327-2329

  Barber, Peter Alan ^a   Pridmore, Heidi M ^a   Krishnamurthy, Venkatesh ^a   Roberts, Sally ^b   Spriggs, David A ^a   Carter, Kristie N ^c   Anderson, Neil E ^a  

^a AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

cannabis; drug abuse; ischemic stroke; transient ischemic attack

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; STROKE PATIENT; TOBACCO; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; URINALYSIS;

CANNABIS; DRUG ABUSE; ISCHEMIC STROKE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CANNABIS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; STROKE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TOBACCO; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880796844     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: 15244628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.113.001562     Document Type: Article

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