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Comment
. 2017 May 11;376(19):1895.
doi: 10.1056/NEJMc1703338.

Opioid Prescribing by Emergency Physicians and Risk of Long-Term Use

Michael Menchine  1 , Bory Kea  2
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Opioid Prescribing by Emergency Physicians and Risk of Long-Term Use

Michael Menchine et al. N Engl J Med. .
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    1. Barnett ML, Olenski AR, Jena AB. Opioid-prescribing patterns of emergency physicians and risk of long-term use. N Engl J Med 2017;376:663–73. - PMC - PubMed
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