Marijuana smoking: Health and socioeconomic impact in middle-aged and elderly adults

Wan Cheng Tan (Vancouver, Canada), Wan Cheng Tan, Liyun Zheng, Jean Bourbeau, Don Sin, James Hogg, Denis O’Donnell, Francois Maltais, Robert Cowie, Kenneth Chapman, Paul Hernandez, Darcy Marciniuk, Mark Fitzgerald, Shawn Aaron

Source: International Congress 2016 – Prevalence, prognosis, and risk factors of COPD
Session: Prevalence, prognosis, and risk factors of COPD
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 3109
Disease area: Airway diseases

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