Does cannabis use increase the risk of death? Systematic review of epidemiological evidence on adverse effects of cannabis use.

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Published in Drug Alcohol Rev on May 01, 2010

Authors

Bianca Calabria1, Louisa Degenhardt, Wayne Hall, Michael Lynskey

Author Affiliations

1: National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Randwick, Australia. b.calabria@unsw.edu.au

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