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Supporting Physicians and Practice Teams in Efforts to Address the Opioid Epidemic

Lisa M. Letourneau, Jolie Ritzo, Richard Shonk, Mark Eichler and Stevi Sy
The Annals of Family Medicine August 2019, 17 (Suppl 1) S77-S81; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.2408
Lisa M. Letourneau
1Maine Department of Health & Human Services, Augusta, Maine
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Jolie Ritzo
2Network for Regional Healthcare Improvement, South Portland, Maine
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Richard Shonk
3The Health Collaborative, Cincinnati, Ohio
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Mark Eichler
4Mountain-Pacific Quality Health, Casper, Wyoming
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vol. 17 no. Suppl 1 S77-S81
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.2408
PubMed 
31405881

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The Annals of Family Medicine
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1544-1709
Online ISSN 
1544-1717
History 
  • Received for publication August 31, 2018
  • Revision received January 9, 2019
  • Accepted for publication January 31, 2019
  • Published online August 12, 2019.

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  1. Lisa M. Letourneau, MD, MPH1⇑,
  2. Jolie Ritzo, MPH, CHC2,
  3. Richard Shonk, MD3,
  4. Mark Eichler, RPh4 and
  5. Stevi Sy, PharmD4
  1. 1Maine Department of Health & Human Services, Augusta, Maine
  2. 2Network for Regional Healthcare Improvement, South Portland, Maine
  3. 3The Health Collaborative, Cincinnati, Ohio
  4. 4Mountain-Pacific Quality Health, Casper, Wyoming
  1. CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Lisa M. Letourneau, MD, MPH, Maine Department of Health & Human Services, 109 Capitol St, 11 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333, letourneau.lisa{at}gmail.com

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