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Editorial
. 2025 Sep;40(12):2811-2813.
doi: 10.1007/s11606-025-09634-z. Epub 2025 May 28.

Supporting Patients Through Benzodiazepine Tapering: A New Joint Clinical Practice Guideline

Aleksandra E Zgierska  1 , Maureen P Boyle  2 , Joseph Conigliaro  3
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Editorial

Supporting Patients Through Benzodiazepine Tapering: A New Joint Clinical Practice Guideline

Aleksandra E Zgierska et al. J Gen Intern Med. 2025 Sep.
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

Declarations. Conflict of Interest: Dr. Zgierska is a member of the Board of Directors for the American Society of Addiction Medicine. She received no financial compensation related to this work. Drs. Boyle and Conigliaro have no relevant conflicts of interest.

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