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Cannabis use and knowledge among medical students at the University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa

Published in: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health
Volume 30 , issue 1 , 2018 , pages: 19–26

DOI: 10.2989/17280583.2018.1438291

Author(s): Roshini Jain School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa , Ch Chiech Chang School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa , Mpho A Koto School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa , Alden N Geldenhuys School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa , Richard J Nichol Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa , Gina Joubert Department of Biostatistics, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa

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Abstract

Objective: The study aimed to investigate the prevalence of cannabis use among undergraduate medical students of the University of the Free State (UFS), and the extent of their knowledge about the substance.

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