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Among opioid-naive patients receiving opioids, more intensive opioid prescribing in the first month is associated with transition to long-term opioid use
- Correspondence to Dr Marc R Larochelle, Boston Medical Center, Section of General Internal Medicine, Crosstown Center 2nd Floor, 801 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston MA 02118, USA; marc.larochelle{at}bmc.org
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Among opioid-naive patients receiving opioids, more intensive opioid prescribing in the first month is associated with transition to long-term opioid use
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- Received April 5, 2017
- Accepted April 10, 2017
- First published May 13, 2017.
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August 29, 2017
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