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Editorial

Prioritizing Pediatric Chronic Pain and Comprehensive Pain Treatment in the Context of the Opioid Epidemic

Sarah R Martin1 Pediatric Pain & Palliative Care Program, Division of Pediatric Hematology–Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLACorrespondence[email protected]
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Lonnie K Zeltzer1 Pediatric Pain & Palliative Care Program, Division of Pediatric Hematology–Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Pages 67-70 | Received 23 Dec 2017, Accepted 09 Jan 2018, Published online: 16 Feb 2018

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