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

Richard C. Waters and Claire B. Simon
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine January 2025, jabfm.2024.240154R0; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2024.240154R0
Richard C. Waters
From the Downtown Emergency Service Center, Seattle, WA (RCW); Department of Family Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA (CBS)
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Claire B. Simon
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