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. 2021 Aug;116(8):2244-2245.
doi: 10.1111/add.15460. Epub 2021 Mar 18.

Linking opioid use disorder treatment from hospital to community

Thomas D Brothers  1   2 , Dan Lewer  2 , Ashish P Thakrar  3
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Linking opioid use disorder treatment from hospital to community

Thomas D Brothers et al. Addiction. 2021 Aug.
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Keywords: Buprenorphine; endocarditis; hospital; methadone; opioid use disorder; osteomyelitis.

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