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Opioids for Back Pain Patients: Primary Care Prescribing Patterns and Use of Services

Richard A. Deyo, David H. M. Smith, Eric S. Johnson, Marilee Donovan, Carrie J. Tillotson, Xiuhai Yang, Amanda F. Petrik and Steven K. Dobscha
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine November 2011, 24 (6) 717-727; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2011.06.100232
Richard A. Deyo
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David H. M. Smith
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Eric S. Johnson
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Carrie J. Tillotson
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Xiuhai Yang
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Amanda F. Petrik
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Steven K. Dobscha
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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Nov 2011, 24 (6) 717-727; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2011.06.100232

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Richard A. Deyo, David H. M. Smith, Eric S. Johnson, Marilee Donovan, Carrie J. Tillotson, Xiuhai Yang, Amanda F. Petrik, Steven K. Dobscha
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Nov 2011, 24 (6) 717-727; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2011.06.100232
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