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Research Article

Subjective effects of cannabis before the first psychotic episode

, MD, , MD, (Clinical Psychologist) , (Psychiatrist) , (Professor of Psychiatry) & (Associate Professor of Psychiatry)
Pages 1155-1162 | Received 23 Sep 2008, Accepted 18 May 2009, Published online: 10 Dec 2009

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