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Opioid Prescriptions for New Low Back Pain: Trends and Variability by State

Micheal Raad, Jina Pakpoor, Andrew B. Harris, Varun Puvanesarajah, Majd Marrache, Joseph K. Canner and Amit Jain
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine January 2020, 33 (1) 138-142; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2020.01.190254
Micheal Raad
From Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD (MR, ABH, VP, MM, AJ); Department of Radiology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (JP); Department of General Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD (JKC).
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Jina Pakpoor
From Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD (MR, ABH, VP, MM, AJ); Department of Radiology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (JP); Department of General Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD (JKC).
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Andrew B. Harris
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Joseph K. Canner
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Amit Jain
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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Jan 2020, 33 (1) 138-142; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2020.01.190254

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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Jan 2020, 33 (1) 138-142; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2020.01.190254
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