Does smoking marijuana increase the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease?
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Pubdate: Tue, 14 Apr 2009 Source: Canadian Medical Association Journal (Canada) Copyright: 2009 Canadian Medical Association Contact: [email protected] Website: http://www.cmaj.ca/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/754 Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v09/n430/a02.html Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/pot.htm (Cannabis) Author: Donald P. Tashkin, MD Note: MAP recommends reading the commentary at http://www.cmaj.ca/cgi/content/full/180/8/797 Note: Donald Tashkin is with the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, USA.
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- CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne
دوره 180 8 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009