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. 2017 Oct 2;189(39):E1234-E1235.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.733313.

The authors respond to "Inconsistencies in the 2017 Canadian Guideline for Opioids for Chronic Noncancer Pain"

Jason W Busse  1 , David N Juurlink  2 , D Norman Buckley  3 , Gordon H Guyatt  4
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The authors respond to "Inconsistencies in the 2017 Canadian Guideline for Opioids for Chronic Noncancer Pain"

Jason W Busse et al. CMAJ. .
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Competing interests: All authors are members of the Steering Committee for the Canadian Guideline for Opioid Therapy and Chronic Noncancer Pain. David Juurlink was a member of the Stakeholder Review Group for the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guideline for prescribing opioids for chronic pain. No other competing interests were declared.

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