Cannabis use and the risk of developing a psychotic disorder - PMC

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World Psychiatry . 2008 Jun;7(2):68–71. doi: 10.1002/j.2051-5545.2008.tb00158.x Cannabis use and the risk of developing a psychotic disorder WAYNE HALL WAYNE HALL 1 School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Herston Road, Herston QLD 4006, Australia Find articles by WAYNE HALL 1 , LOUISA DEGENHARDT LOUISA DEGENHARDT 2 National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia Find articles by LOUISA DEGENHARDT 2 Author information Copyright and License information 1 School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Herston Road, Herst

Cannabis use and the risk of developing a psychotic disorder - PMC

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