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Comment
. 2017 May;20(2):58.
doi: 10.1136/eb-2017-102630. Epub 2017 Mar 23.

Daily use of high-potency cannabis is associated with an increased risk of admission and more intervention after first-episode psychosis

Matthew Large  1 , Olav Nielssen  1
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Daily use of high-potency cannabis is associated with an increased risk of admission and more intervention after first-episode psychosis

Matthew Large et al. Evid Based Ment Health. 2017 May.
No abstract available

Keywords: EPIDEMIOLOGY; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHIATRY.

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Competing interests: None declared.

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