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Prescription of potentially addictive medications after a multilevel community intervention in general practice

Muhunthan Navaratnama Molde Brygge General Practitioner Office, Molde Municipality, Molde, Norway;b Department of Public Health and Nursing, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NTNU, Trondheim, NorwayCorrespondence[email protected]
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Gunnhild Åberge Vieb Department of Public Health and Nursing, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NTNU, Trondheim, NorwayView further author information
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Thea Brevikc Faculty of Health Sciences and Social Care, Molde University College, Molde, Norway;d Clinic of Surgery, Møre and Romsdal Hospital Trust, Molde Hospital, Molde, NorwayORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2193-6214View further author information
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Bjarne Austadb Department of Public Health and Nursing, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NTNU, Trondheim, NorwayORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1638-6879View further author information
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Cato Innerdale Molde Municipality, Molde, NorwayView further author information
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Linn Okkenhaug Getzf General Practice Research Unit, Department of Public Health and Nursing, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NTNU, Trondheim, NorwayView further author information
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Håvard Kjesbu Skjellegrindb Department of Public Health and Nursing, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NTNU, Trondheim, NorwayView further author information
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Pages 61-68 | Received 16 Jul 2022, Accepted 04 Jan 2023, Published online: 20 Jan 2023

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