Posttraumatic stress disorder and cannabis use characteristics among military veterans with cannabis dependence

American Journal on Addictions

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 277-284

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

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

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS;

ABSTINENCE; ADULT; ANTICIPATION; ARMY; ARTICLE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; COMPULSION; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; VETERAN; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 85027916610     PISSN: 10550496     EISSN: 15210391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1521-0391.2012.12018.x     Document Type: Article

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