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Editorial
. 2020 Dec;272(6):887-888.
doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000004392.

Excessive Opioid Prescribing After Surgery - A Uniquely American Problem

Ryan Howard  1   2 , Jennifer F Waljee  1   3
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Excessive Opioid Prescribing After Surgery - A Uniquely American Problem

Ryan Howard et al. Ann Surg. 2020 Dec.
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