Research ArticleOriginal Research

Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status and Receipt of Opioid Medication for New Back Pain Diagnosis

Sarah Gebauer, Joanne Salas and Jeffrey F. Scherrer
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine November 2017, 30 (6) 775-783; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2017.06.170061

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