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Opioid Dose Reductions by Sex and Race in a Cohort of Patients in a Family Medicine Clinic

Mechelle Sanders, Kevin Fiscella, Mathew Devine, Jefferson Hunter, Yasin Mohamed and Colleen T. Fogarty
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2024, 37 (3) 383-388; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2023.230220R2
Mechelle Sanders
From the University of Rochester, Department of Family Medicine Family Medicine Research Rochester, NY (MS, KF, CF); Rochester Regional Health, Unity Faculty Partners, Rochester, NY (MD); University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY (JH, YM).
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Kevin Fiscella
From the University of Rochester, Department of Family Medicine Family Medicine Research Rochester, NY (MS, KF, CF); Rochester Regional Health, Unity Faculty Partners, Rochester, NY (MD); University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY (JH, YM).
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Mathew Devine
From the University of Rochester, Department of Family Medicine Family Medicine Research Rochester, NY (MS, KF, CF); Rochester Regional Health, Unity Faculty Partners, Rochester, NY (MD); University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY (JH, YM).
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Jefferson Hunter
From the University of Rochester, Department of Family Medicine Family Medicine Research Rochester, NY (MS, KF, CF); Rochester Regional Health, Unity Faculty Partners, Rochester, NY (MD); University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY (JH, YM).
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Yasin Mohamed
From the University of Rochester, Department of Family Medicine Family Medicine Research Rochester, NY (MS, KF, CF); Rochester Regional Health, Unity Faculty Partners, Rochester, NY (MD); University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY (JH, YM).
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Colleen T. Fogarty
From the University of Rochester, Department of Family Medicine Family Medicine Research Rochester, NY (MS, KF, CF); Rochester Regional Health, Unity Faculty Partners, Rochester, NY (MD); University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY (JH, YM).
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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2024, 37 (3) 383-388; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2023.230220R2
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