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Editorial
. 2018 Jun;33(6):781-782.
doi: 10.1007/s11606-018-4352-7.

Reducing Long-term Opioid Use in the Veterans Health Administration

Taeko Minegishi  1   2   3 , Austin Frakt  4   5   6
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Editorial

Reducing Long-term Opioid Use in the Veterans Health Administration

Taeko Minegishi et al. J Gen Intern Med. 2018 Jun.
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