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Opioid Medications Prescribing and the Pain-Depression Dyad in Primary Care: Analysis of 2014–2015 National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS) Data

Susan X. Lin, Khusbu Patel and Richard G. Younge
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine July 2019, 32 (4) 614-618; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2019.04.180311
Susan X. Lin
From the Center for Family and Community Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY (SXL, KP, RGY); St. John's University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Queens, NY (KP); New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY (RGY).
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Khusbu Patel
From the Center for Family and Community Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY (SXL, KP, RGY); St. John's University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Queens, NY (KP); New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY (RGY).
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Richard G. Younge
From the Center for Family and Community Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY (SXL, KP, RGY); St. John's University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Queens, NY (KP); New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY (RGY).
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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Jul 2019, 32 (4) 614-618; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2019.04.180311

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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Jul 2019, 32 (4) 614-618; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2019.04.180311
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