Case Series: Limited Opioid Withdrawal With Use of Transdermal Buprenorphine to Bridge to Sublingual Buprenorphine in Hospitalized Patients
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عنوان ژورنال: The American Journal on Addictions
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1055-0496,1521-0391
DOI: 10.1111/ajad.12964