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Physician Attitudes Regarding the Prescription of Medical Marijuana

Anthony Charuvastra MD the University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Peter D. Friedmann MD, MPH Brown University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine and Community Health, Providence, RI, USA
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Michael D. Stein MD Brown University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine and Community Health, Providence, RI, USA
Pages 87-93 | Published online: 17 Oct 2008

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