Changes in trends and pattern of strong opioid prescribing in primary care
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Changes in trends and pattern of strong opioid prescribing in primary care
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عنوان ژورنال: European Journal of Pain
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1090-3801
DOI: 10.1002/j.1532-2149.2014.496.x