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Clinical Focus: Pain Management - Original Research

Tramadol prescription patterns in patients followed by general practitioners and orthopedists in Germany in the year 2015

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Pages 37-41 | Received 26 Oct 2017, Accepted 16 Nov 2017, Published online: 25 Nov 2017

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