Evaluating Consequences of Opioid Prescribing Policies

Erin E Krebs^{1

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Erin E Krebs. J Gen Intern Med. 2020 Mar.

. 2020 Mar;35(3):635-636.

doi: 10.1007/s11606-019-05600-8.

Erin E Krebs^{1

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Impact of a State Opioid Prescribing Limit and Electronic Medical Record Alert on Opioid Prescriptions: a Difference-in-Differences Analysis.
Lowenstein M, Hossain E, Yang W, Grande D, Perrone J, Neuman MD, Ashburn M, Delgado MK. Lowenstein M, et al. J Gen Intern Med. 2020 Mar;35(3):662-671. doi: 10.1007/s11606-019-05302-1. Epub 2019 Oct 10. J Gen Intern Med. 2020. PMID: 31602561 Free PMC article.

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