The role of marijuana use disorder in predicting emergency department and inpatient encounters: A retrospective cohort study

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 178, Issue , 2017, Pages 170-175

  Campbell, Cynthia I ^a,b   Bahorik, Amber L ^a,b   Kline Simon, Andrea H ^a   Satre, Derek D ^a,b  

^a DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cannabis; Emergency department; Inpatient; Marijuana use disorder; Service utilization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SUBSTANCE USE; AGED; FORECASTING; HOSPITAL EMERGENCY SERVICE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; TRENDS; UTILIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 85021038287     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: 18790046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2017.04.017     Document Type: Article

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