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Comment
. 2017 Oct 2;189(39):E1233.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.733244.

Inconsistencies in the 2017 Canadian Guideline for Opioids for Chronic Noncancer Pain

Erica L Weinberg  1 , Philip A Baer  2
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Comment

Inconsistencies in the 2017 Canadian Guideline for Opioids for Chronic Noncancer Pain

Erica L Weinberg et al. CMAJ. .
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: Erica Weinberg has received speaker fees from Sea Courses. She is also a national faculty member of the Michael G. DeGroote National Pain Centre.

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  • Guideline for opioid therapy and chronic noncancer pain.
    Busse JW, Craigie S, Juurlink DN, Buckley DN, Wang L, Couban RJ, Agoritsas T, Akl EA, Carrasco-Labra A, Cooper L, Cull C, da Costa BR, Frank JW, Grant G, Iorio A, Persaud N, Stern S, Tugwell P, Vandvik PO, Guyatt GH. Busse JW, et al. CMAJ. 2017 May 8;189(18):E659-E666. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.170363. CMAJ. 2017. PMID: 28483845 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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