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Objective Evidence of Severe Disease: Opioid Use in Chronic Pain

John A. Zweifler
The Annals of Family Medicine July 2012, 10 (4) 366-368; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.1375
John A. Zweifler
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vol. 10 no. 4 366-368
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.1375
PubMed 
22778125

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The Annals of Family Medicine
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1544-1709
Online ISSN 
1544-1717
History 
  • Received for publication July 31, 2011
  • Revision received November 7, 2011
  • Accepted for publication December 6, 2011
  • Published online July 9, 2012.

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  1. John A. Zweifler, MD, MPH⇓
  1. Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, Fresno, Fresno, California
  1. CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: John A. Zweifler, MD, MPH, Department of Family and Community Medicine, UCSF Fresno, 155 North Fresno St Fresno, CA 93702, Jzweifler{at}fresno.ucsf.edu

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