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Editorial
. 2021 Aug;78(2):220-222.
doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2021.03.023. Epub 2021 May 7.

Improve Access to Care for Opioid Use Disorder: A Call to Eliminate the X-Waiver Requirement Now

Gail D'Onofrio  1 , Edward R Melnick  2 , Kathryn F Hawk  2
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Editorial

Improve Access to Care for Opioid Use Disorder: A Call to Eliminate the X-Waiver Requirement Now

Gail D'Onofrio et al. Ann Emerg Med. 2021 Aug.
No abstract available

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Comment in

  • Challenges in Treating Opioid Use Disorder Beyond the Waiver.
    Akhter M, Fernandez Dunham E. Akhter M, et al. Ann Emerg Med. 2022 Feb;79(2):218-219. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2021.10.014. Ann Emerg Med. 2022. PMID: 35065745 No abstract available.
  • In reply.
    D'Onofrio G, Melnick ER, Hawk KF. D'Onofrio G, et al. Ann Emerg Med. 2022 Feb;79(2):219-220. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2021.10.022. Ann Emerg Med. 2022. PMID: 35065746 No abstract available.

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