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A retrospective analysis of cannabis use in a cohort of mentally ill patients in Sri Lanka and its implications on policy development

BACKGROUND: Several epidemiological studies have shown that cannabis; the most widely used illegal drug in the world, is associated with schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SSD). AIMS: To assess the characteristics of cannabis use and its association with SSD in a cohort of psychiatrically ill patient...

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Autores principales:	Rodrigo, Chaturaka, Welgama, Srina, Gunawardana, Alwis, Maithripala, Chinthaka, Jayananda, Gamini, Rajapakse, Senaka
Formato:	Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2010
Materias:	Research
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2910013/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20615208 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1747-597X-5-16

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