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The Opioid Epidemic and Pain Medicine Specialists: Where to Begin and What Is Next?

Reda Tolba, Ehab Meselhy and Carlos E. Guerra
Ochsner Journal March 2018, 18 (1) 20-22;
Reda Tolba
1Department of Anesthesiology, Pain Management Division, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA
2The University of Queensland School of Medicine, Ochsner Clinical School, New Orleans, LA
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3Department of Anesthesiology, Pain Management and Perioperative Medicine, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI
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Carlos E. Guerra
3Department of Anesthesiology, Pain Management and Perioperative Medicine, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI
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vol. 18 no. 1 20-22
PubMed 
29559864

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Ochsner Journal
Print ISSN 
1524-5012
Online ISSN 
1524-5012
History 
  • Published online March 1, 2018.

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  1. Reda Tolba, MD1,2,
  2. Ehab Meselhy, MD3 and
  3. Carlos E. Guerra, MD3
  1. 1Department of Anesthesiology, Pain Management Division, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA
  2. 2The University of Queensland School of Medicine, Ochsner Clinical School, New Orleans, LA
  3. 3Department of Anesthesiology, Pain Management and Perioperative Medicine, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI

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