Cannabis and psychosis in acute psychiatric admissions
β Scribed by Robert F. Grace; Gillian Shenfield; Professor Christopher Tennant
- Book ID
- 111743210
- Publisher
- Informa plc
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 93 KB
- Volume
- 19
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0959-5236
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