Prescription opioid use by injured workers in Tennessee: a descriptive study using linked statewide databases
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Epidemiology
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1047-2797
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2019.02.001