High prevalence of cannabis use among Aka foragers of the Congo Basin and its possible relationship to helminthiasis

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 5-15

  Roulette, Casey J ^a   Kazanji, Mirdad ^b   Breurec, Sébastien ^b   Hagen, Edward H ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR DE BANGUI   (Central African Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

11-NOR-DELTA(9)-TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL-9-CARBOXYLIC ACID; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; DRONABINOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; CANNABIS SMOKING; CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARASITOLOGY; PREVALENCE; SELF REPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; URINE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHELMINTICS; BIOMARKERS; CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC; DRONABINOL; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MARIJUANA SMOKING; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SELF REPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84953635413     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.22740     Document Type: Article

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