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Journal of Pain & Palliative Care Pharmacotherapy Volume 37, 2023 - Issue 2
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Barriers Facing Physicians in Opioids Prescribing for the Management of Moderate to Severe Pain in a Tertiary Care Center in Saudi Arabia

Waleed M. AlShehria Pharmacy Administration Department, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.Correspondence[email protected]
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Eman Aldweikhb Research Center, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.View further author information
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Alwaleed M. Alharbia Pharmacy Administration Department, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.View further author information
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Fouad H. Alnajjara Pharmacy Administration Department, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.ORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1817-1046View further author information
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Pages 164-169 | Received 09 Feb 2022, Accepted 03 Mar 2023, Published online: 20 Mar 2023

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