The therapeutic potential of cannabis and cannabinoids;Das therapeutische Potenzial von Cannabis und Cannabinoiden

Deutsches Arzteblatt International

Volumn 109, Issue 29-30, 2012, Pages 495-501

  Grotenhermen, Franjo ^a   Müller Vahl, Kirsten ^b  

^a Nova Institut GmbH   (Germany)

^b HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANNABINOID; CANNABINOID 1 RECEPTOR; CANNABINOID 2 RECEPTOR; CANNABIS; DRONABINOL; NABILONE;

ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DISEASE SEVERITY; DIZZINESS; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG TOLERANCE; FATIGUE; GERMANY; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NAUSEA; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CARE; SIDE EFFECT; SPASTICITY; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 84900812931     PISSN: 18660452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3238/arztebl.2012.0495     Document Type: Article

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