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Comment
. 2010 Oct;85(10):959; author reply 960.
doi: 10.4065/mcp.2010.0294.

Safe use of opioids to manage pain in patients with cirrhosis

Keith M Swetz, Elise C Carey, Richard H Rho, William D Mauck, Kevin J Whitford, Timothy J Moynihan, Judith S Kaur, Patrick J Coyne, Thomas J Smith
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Safe use of opioids to manage pain in patients with cirrhosis

Keith M Swetz et al. Mayo Clin Proc. 2010 Oct.
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