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Editorial
. 2018 May;84(5):813-815.
doi: 10.1111/bcp.13346. Epub 2017 Jul 17.

Opioids out of control

Christopher N Floyd  1 , John B Warren  2
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Editorial

Opioids out of control

Christopher N Floyd et al. Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2018 May.
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