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Cannabis-related hospitalizations: unexpected serious events identified through hospital databases

  1. Emilie Jouanjus1,*,
  2. Florence Leymarie2,
  3. Marie Tubery3,
  4. Maryse Lapeyre-Mestre1,4

Article first published online: 11 APR 2011

DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.2010.03897.x

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British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Special Issue: Drug allergy: themed section

Volume 71, Issue 5, pages 758–765, May 2011

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Jouanjus, E., Leymarie, F., Tubery, M. and Lapeyre-Mestre, M. (2011), Cannabis-related hospitalizations: unexpected serious events identified through hospital databases. British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 71: 758–765. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.2010.03897.x

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  1. 1

    Université de Toulouse, UPS, Equipe de Pharmacoépidémiologie INSERM U 1027, Faculté de Médecine, 37 allées Jules Guesde, F-31000 Toulouse

  2. 2

    Département d'Information Médicale, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, 2 rue Viguerie, F-31059 Toulouse

  3. 3

    Pôle de Médecine d'Urgences, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Place du Docteur Baylac, F-31059 Toulouse

  4. 4

    Centre d'évaluation et d'information sur la Pharmacodépendance – Addictovigilance, Service de Pharmacologie Clinique, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Faculté de Médecine, 37 allées Jules Guesde, F-31000 Toulouse, France

*Dr Emilie Jouanjus, Université de Toulouse, UPS, Equipe de Pharmacoépidémiologie INSERM U 1027, Faculté de Médecine, 37 allées Jules Guesde, F-31000 Toulouse, France. Tel.: +33 5 61 14 59 18 Fax: +33 5 61 14 59 28 E-mail: jouanjus@cict.fr

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 11 APR 2011
  2. Article first published online: 11 APR 2011
  3. Accepted manuscript online: 30 DEC 2010 04:46AM EST
  4. Received , 6 August 2010, Accepted , 5 December 2010, Accepted Article , 30 December 2010

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