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Reducing Opioid Prescribing Rates in Emergency Medicine

Joseph Guarisco and Adam Salup
Ochsner Journal March 2018, 18 (1) 42-45;
Joseph Guarisco
1Department of Emergency Medicine, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA
2The University of Queensland School of Medicine, Ochsner Clinical School, New Orleans, LA
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3Project Management Office, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA
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