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. 2017 Aug 1;318(5):425-426.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2017.8913.

New Data on Opioid Use and Prescribing in the United States

Anne Schuchat  1 , Debra Houry  1 , Gery P Guy Jr  1
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New Data on Opioid Use and Prescribing in the United States

Anne Schuchat et al. JAMA. .
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