Rhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline: Illustration of the disciplinary process as it pertains to cases involving opioid prescribing.
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Prescription-drug overuse/overdose and misuse is an important and pivotal issue to state medical boards. This is an illustration of how some cases involving overprescribing of opioids have been addressed by the Rhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Rhode Island medical journal
دوره 72 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1989