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Comment
. 2007 Apr;128(3):288.
doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2006.11.005. Epub 2006 Dec 19.

Mortality from opioid analgesics must not be ignored

Catherine Baca  1 , Kenneth Grant
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Mortality from opioid analgesics must not be ignored

Catherine Baca et al. Pain. 2007 Apr.
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