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Editorial
. 2022 Jan;70(1):88-89.
doi: 10.1111/jgs.17526. Epub 2021 Oct 27.

Preventing opioid-related adverse drug events: We can do this!

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Preventing opioid-related adverse drug events: We can do this!

Jerry H Gurwitz. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2022 Jan.
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