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Original Article

Can Patients Taking Opioids Drive Safely??

A Structured Evidence-Based Review

David A. Fishbain University of Miami School of Medicine, USA; The University of Miami Comprehensive Pain and Rehabilitation Center, USACorrespondence[email protected]
(Clinical Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery and Adjunct Associate Professor of Anesthesiology) (Professor Emeritus of Neurological Surgery and Adjunct Professor of Anesthesiology) (Research Assistant Professor of Psychiatry) (Professor of Psychiatry and Adjunct Professor of Neurological Surgery and Anesthesiology) (Clinical Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery and Adjunct Associate Professor of Anesthesiology) (Professor Emeritus of Neurological Surgery and Adjunct Professor of Anesthesiology) (Research Assistant Professor of Psychiatry) (Professor of Psychiatry and Adjunct Professor of Neurological Surgery and Anesthesiology) (Clinical Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery and Adjunct Associate Professor of Anesthesiology) (Professor Emeritus of Neurological Surgery and Adjunct Professor of Anesthesiology) (Research Assistant Professor of Psychiatry) (Professor of Psychiatry and Adjunct Professor of Neurological Surgery and Anesthesiology) (Clinical Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery and Adjunct Associate Professor of Anesthesiology) (Professor Emeritus of Neurological Surgery and Adjunct Professor of Anesthesiology) (Research Assistant Professor of Psychiatry) (Professor of Psychiatry and Adjunct Professor of Neurological Surgery and Anesthesiology) ,
R. B. Cutler University of Miami School of Medicine, USA; The University of Miami Comprehensive Pain and Rehabilitation Center, USA
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H. L. Rosomoff University of Miami School of Medicine, USA; The University of Miami Comprehensive Pain and Rehabilitation Center, USA
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R. Steele Rosomoff University of Miami School of Medicine, USA; The University of Miami Comprehensive Pain and Rehabilitation Center, USA
Pages 9-28 | Received 24 May 2001, Accepted 27 Jul 2001, Published online: 17 Aug 2009

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