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. 2019 Jun 27;380(26):2588.
doi: 10.1056/NEJMc1905100.

Initial Opioid Prescriptions among U.S. Patients, 2012-2017. Reply

Wenjia Zhu  1 , Tisamarie B Sherry  2 , Nicole Maestas  3
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Initial Opioid Prescriptions among U.S. Patients, 2012-2017. Reply

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