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Original Research

Evaluation of pain relief treatment and timelines in emergency care in six European countries and Australia

Andrew D Xia1 Mundipharma International Limited, Cambridge, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0002-7217
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Sara L Dickerson2 Mundibiopharma Limited, Cambridge, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Andrew Watson3 Canterbury and Concord Hospitals, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Mika Nokela4 Covance Market Access Inc., Solna, SwedenORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6955-6339
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Sam Colman5 Covance Market Access Inc, Sydney, NSW, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7749-6345
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Agota Szende6 Covance Market Access Inc., Leeds, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5880-3354
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Pages 229-240 | Published online: 17 Sep 2019

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