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Editorial
. 2018 Aug;127(2):336-337.
doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000003471.

Treating Chronic Pain: Is Buprenorphine the (or Even an) Answer?

Eric C Sun  1   2 , Jianren Mao  3 , T Anthony Anderson  1
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Editorial

Treating Chronic Pain: Is Buprenorphine the (or Even an) Answer?

Eric C Sun et al. Anesth Analg. 2018 Aug.
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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: Dr. Sun reports consulting arrangements with Egalet, Inc., the American Society of Anesthesiologists, and the Mission Lisa Foundation, all of which are unrelated to this work.

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