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. 2019 Sep;34(9):1854-1856.
doi: 10.1007/s11606-019-05016-4.

Opioids Are Not Better than Non-opioid Pain Medications for Chronic Back, Hip, or Knee Pain

Benjamin J Oldfield  1   2 , William S Fuller  3 , William C Becker  4   5
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Opioids Are Not Better than Non-opioid Pain Medications for Chronic Back, Hip, or Knee Pain

Benjamin J Oldfield et al. J Gen Intern Med. 2019 Sep.
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