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. 2016 Jul;19(3):83.
doi: 10.1136/ebnurs-2016-102312. Epub 2016 Apr 7.

Legitimate opioid prescription increases the risk for future opioid misuse in some adolescents

Cornelius Groenewald  1 , Tonya Palermo  2
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Legitimate opioid prescription increases the risk for future opioid misuse in some adolescents

Cornelius Groenewald et al. Evid Based Nurs. 2016 Jul.
No abstract available

Keywords: PAIN MANAGEMENT.

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