Effect of synthetic cannabinoids on elevated intraocular pressure.

@article{Tiedeman1981EffectOS,
  title={Effect of synthetic cannabinoids on elevated intraocular pressure.},
  author={James S. Tiedeman and Milton Bruce Shields and Pamela A. Weber and James W. Crow and David M. Cocchetto and William A. Harris and John F. Howes},
  journal={Ophthalmology},
  year={1981},
  volume={88 3},
  pages={
          270-7
        }
}
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