Recent Developments in Prescription Opioid-related Dispensing and Harm Indicators in Ontario, Canada.
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From: 1Social & Epidemiological Research, Centre for Addiction & Mental Health (CAMH), Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1S1, Canada; 2Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, M5T 1R8, Canada; 3Centre for Applied Research in Mental Health and Addictions (CARMHA), Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 5K3, Canada; 4 Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1A8, Canada; 5Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Ontario, M5T 3M7, Canada
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Pain physician
دوره 18 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015