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Effectiveness of Long-Term Opioid Therapy for Chronic Low Back Pain

John C. Licciardone, Kush Rama, Antoine Nguyen, Cynthia Ramirez Prado, Chandler Stanteen and Subhash Aryal
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine January 2024, 37 (1) 59-72; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2023.230140R1
John C. Licciardone
From the University of North Texas Health Science Center (JCL, KR, AN, CRP, CS); University of Pennsylvania (SA).
DO, MS, MBA
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Kush Rama
From the University of North Texas Health Science Center (JCL, KR, AN, CRP, CS); University of Pennsylvania (SA).
BS
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Antoine Nguyen
From the University of North Texas Health Science Center (JCL, KR, AN, CRP, CS); University of Pennsylvania (SA).
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Cynthia Ramirez Prado
From the University of North Texas Health Science Center (JCL, KR, AN, CRP, CS); University of Pennsylvania (SA).
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Chandler Stanteen
From the University of North Texas Health Science Center (JCL, KR, AN, CRP, CS); University of Pennsylvania (SA).
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Subhash Aryal
From the University of North Texas Health Science Center (JCL, KR, AN, CRP, CS); University of Pennsylvania (SA).
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