Sleep quality, problematic cannabis use and posttraumatic stress symptoms among medical cannabis users

Addiction Research and Theory

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 246-252

  Short, Nicole A ^a   Babson, Kimberly A ^b,c   Boden, Matthew Tyler ^b   Bonn Miller, Marcel O ^b,d,e  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cannabis; Marijuana; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Sleep quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84929159213     PISSN: 16066359     EISSN: 14767392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/16066359.2014.981259     Document Type: Article

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