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. 2017 Aug 1;171(8):729-731.
doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2017.1269.

Closing the Medication-Assisted Treatment Gap for Youth With Opioid Use Disorder

Brendan Saloner  1   2 , Kenneth A Feder  2 , Noa Krawczyk  2
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Closing the Medication-Assisted Treatment Gap for Youth With Opioid Use Disorder

Brendan Saloner et al. JAMA Pediatr. .
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