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. 2017 Aug 1;167(3):208-209.
doi: 10.7326/M17-1402. Epub 2017 Jul 11.

Changing the Conversation About Opioid Tapering

Deborah Dowell  1 , Tamara M Haegerich  1
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Changing the Conversation About Opioid Tapering

Deborah Dowell et al. Ann Intern Med. .
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