Battling the opioid epidemic: lessons learned and management strategies

Mohamad J Halawi¹, Jay R Lieberman^{2

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Affiliations

¹ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT, USA.
² Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
³ American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons, Rosemont, IL, USA.

Editorial

Mohamad J Halawi et al. Arthroplast Today. 2018.

. 2018 Nov 12;5(1):2-4.

doi: 10.1016/j.artd.2018.10.003. eCollection 2019 Mar.

Mohamad J Halawi¹, Jay R Lieberman^{2

3}

¹ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT, USA.
² Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
³ American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons, Rosemont, IL, USA.

No abstract available

Keywords: editorial; management; opioid epidemic.

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