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Vaporizing cannabis through e-cigarettes: Prevalence and socio-demographic correlates among Ontario high school students

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Mammen, G., Rehm, J. & Rueda, S. Vaporizing cannabis through e-cigarettes: Prevalence and socio-demographic correlates among Ontario high school students. Can J Public Health 107, e337–e338 (2016). https://doi.org/10.17269/CJPH.107.5747

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