An exploratory prospective study of marijuana use and mortality following acute myocardial infarction.

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Published in Am Heart J on March 01, 2008

Authors

Kenneth J Mukamal1, Malcolm Maclure, James E Muller, Murray A Mittleman

Author Affiliations

1: Division of General Medicine and Primary Care, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA 02446, USA. kmukamal@bidmc.harvard.edu

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