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Canadian Journal of Pain
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Opioid weaning and pain management in postsurgical patients at the Toronto General Hospital Transitional Pain Service

Hance ClarkePain Research Unit, Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada;Department of Anesthesia, University of Toronto, Toronto, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Saam AzargivePain Research Unit, Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada;Queen’s School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Queen’s University, Kingston, CanadaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5290-662XView further author information
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Janice MontbriandPain Research Unit, Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, CanadaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0529-8507View further author information
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Judith NichollsDepartment of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Bridgetown, Barbados;Cave Hill Campus, University of the West Indies, Wanstead, BarbadosView further author information
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Ainsley SutherlandDepartment of Anesthesiology, St. Paul’s Hospital, Providence Health Care, Vancouver, CanadaView further author information
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Liliya ValeevaDepartment of Anesthesia and Pain Management, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, CanadaView further author information
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Sherif BoulisUniversity of Toronto, Toronto, CanadaView further author information
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Kayla McMillanUniversity of Toronto, Toronto, CanadaView further author information
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Salima S. J. LadakPain Research Unit, Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada;University of Toronto, Toronto, CanadaView further author information
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Karim LadhaPain Research Unit, Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, CanadaView further author information
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Rita KatznelsonPain Research Unit, Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, CanadaView further author information
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Karen McRaePain Research Unit, Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, CanadaView further author information
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Diana TamirPain Research Unit, Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, CanadaView further author information
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Sheldon LynPain Research Unit, Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, CanadaView further author information
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Alexander HuangPain Research Unit, Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, CanadaView further author information
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Aliza WeinribTransitional Pain Service, Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, CanadaView further author information
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Joel KatzPain Research Unit, Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada;Department of Anesthesia, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada;Canada Research Chair in Health Psychology, Department of Psychology, York University, Toronto, CanadaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8686-447XView further author information
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Pages 236-247 | Received 25 May 2018, Accepted 11 Jul 2018, Published online: 20 Aug 2018

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