Capsule commentary on Joynt et al., The impact of neighborhood socioeconomic status and race on the prescribing of opioids in emergency departments throughout the United States

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Lorna Simon. J Gen Intern Med. 2013 Dec.

. 2013 Dec;28(12):1647.

doi: 10.1007/s11606-013-2547-5.

¹ Center for Mental Health Services Research, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, 01655, USA, Lorna.simon@umassmed.edu.

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The impact of neighborhood socioeconomic status and race on the prescribing of opioids in emergency departments throughout the United States.
Joynt M, Train MK, Robbins BW, Halterman JS, Caiola E, Fortuna RJ. Joynt M, et al. J Gen Intern Med. 2013 Dec;28(12):1604-10. doi: 10.1007/s11606-013-2516-z. J Gen Intern Med. 2013. PMID: 23797920 Free PMC article.

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