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Re: Dysrhythmias with Loperamide Used for Opioid Withdrawal

Sajan Nakka, Riverdale, Sparsha Reddy and Nishaki Mehta
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2018, 31 (3) 488-489; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2018.03.170460
Sajan Nakka
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Sparsha Reddy
Boston VA Healthcare System, West Roxbury, MA
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Nishaki Mehta
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
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Sajan Nakka, Riverdale, Sparsha Reddy, Nishaki Mehta
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2018, 31 (3) 488-489; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2018.03.170460

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Sajan Nakka, Riverdale, Sparsha Reddy, Nishaki Mehta
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2018, 31 (3) 488-489; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2018.03.170460
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