Death following ingestion of an edible marijuana product — Colorado, march 2014

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 64, Issue 28, 2015, Pages 771-772

  Hancock Allen, Jessica B ^a,b   Barker, Lisa ^b   Van Dyke, Michael ^b   Holmes, Dawn B ^c  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b Air Pollution Control Division   (United States)

^c Office of the Medical Examiner   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS;

CASE REPORT; EATING; FATALITY; HUMAN; MALE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

CANNABIS; COLORADO; EATING; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; MALE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84937877176     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6428a6     Document Type: Note

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