Research ArticleOriginal Research

Patient “Catastrophizing” Associated with Expectations of Opioid Prescriptions for Acute Pain Control

Eriko Onishi, Jennifer Lucas, Tetsuro Maeno and Steffani R. Bailey
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine November 2020, 33 (6) 858-870; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2020.06.200096

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