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Efficacy and adverse effects of medical marijuana for chronic noncancer pain

Systematic review of randomized controlled trials

Amol Deshpande, Angela Mailis-Gagnon, Nivan Zoheiry and Shehnaz Fatima Lakha
Canadian Family Physician August 2015; 61 (8) e372-e381;
Amol Deshpande
Consultant physician in the Comprehensive Pain Program of the University Health Network in Toronto, Ont.
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Nivan Zoheiry
Research analyst in the Comprehensive Pain Program.
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Shehnaz Fatima Lakha
Research assistant in the Comprehensive Pain Program and is a doctoral candidate in the Institute of Medical Sciences at the University of Toronto.
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