Increasing cannabis use: What we still need to know about its effects on the lung

Respirology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 619-620

  Tashkin, Donald P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; lung cancer; marijuana; pneumonia; respiratory risk

Indexed keywords

DRONABINOL;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; BRONCHUS MUCOSA; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANNABIS SMOKING; CANNABIS USE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DOSE RESPONSE; EDITORIAL; FOLLOW UP; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; LUNG ALVEOLUS MACROPHAGE; LUNG CANCER; LUNG FUNCTION; MORBIDITY; PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; SMOKING; TOBACCO USE; ADVERSE EFFECTS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

HUMANS; MARIJUANA SMOKING; RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA;

EID: 84902994630     PISSN: 13237799     EISSN: 14401843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/resp.12308     Document Type: Editorial

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