| Title |
The medical use of cannabis for reducing morbidity and mortality in patients with HIV/AIDS
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Cochrane database of systematic reviews, April 2013
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| DOI | 10.1002/14651858.cd005175.pub3 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Elizabeth E Lutge, Andy Gray, Nandi Siegfried |
| Abstract |
The use of cannabis (marijuana) or of its psychoactive ingredient delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) as a medicine has been highly contested in many settings.There have been claims that smoked or ingested cannabis, either in its natural form or artificial form (pharmaceutically manufactured drug such as dronabinol), improves the appetites of people with AIDS, results in weight gain and lifts mood, thus improving the quality of life. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | 11 | 14% |
| United States | 4 | 5% |
| United Kingdom | 4 | 5% |
| Canada | 3 | 4% |
| Mexico | 2 | 3% |
| Germany | 2 | 3% |
| Australia | 1 | 1% |
| Colombia | 1 | 1% |
| Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 1 | 1% |
| Other | 2 | 3% |
| Unknown | 48 | 61% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 66 | 84% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 8 | 10% |
| Scientists | 4 | 5% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 1% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 473 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 1 | <1% |
| South Africa | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| New Zealand | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 468 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 76 | 16% |
| Researcher | 65 | 14% |
| Student > Bachelor | 57 | 12% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 41 | 9% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 36 | 8% |
| Other | 84 | 18% |
| Unknown | 114 | 24% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 143 | 30% |
| Psychology | 33 | 7% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 29 | 6% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 27 | 6% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 23 | 5% |
| Other | 81 | 17% |
| Unknown | 137 | 29% |
Attention Score in Context
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#340,301
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Outputs from Cochrane database of systematic reviews
#576
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#2,227
of 205,048 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Cochrane database of systematic reviews
#14
of 264 outputs
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