Re: Effects of Implementing a Comprehensive Opioid Reduction Protocol on Overall Opioid Prescribing Among Patients with Chronic, Non-Cancer Pain in a Rural Family Medicine Clinic: A Controlled Crossover Trial
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To the Editor: Stack et al[1][1] describe a comprehensive opioid reduction protocol in patients with chronic noncancer pain conducted by Family Medicine providers rural community. Although authors multifaceted approach medical and psychoeducational components, 1 key element
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['1558-7118', '1557-2625']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2021.01.200420