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COMMENTARY

Prescription Opioid Guidelines and the Emergency Department

Monica K. Wattana Monica K. Wattana, MD, is a Fellow in Oncologic Emergency Medicine at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston Texas. Lewis S. Nelson, MD, is Professor and Vice Chair for Academic Affairs, Department of Emergency Medicine, New York University School of Medicine. Knox H. Todd, MD, MPH is Professor and Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston Texas
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Lewis S. Nelson Monica K. Wattana, MD, is a Fellow in Oncologic Emergency Medicine at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston Texas. Lewis S. Nelson, MD, is Professor and Vice Chair for Academic Affairs, Department of Emergency Medicine, New York University School of Medicine. Knox H. Todd, MD, MPH is Professor and Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston Texas
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Knox H. Todd Monica K. Wattana, MD, is a Fellow in Oncologic Emergency Medicine at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston Texas. Lewis S. Nelson, MD, is Professor and Vice Chair for Academic Affairs, Department of Emergency Medicine, New York University School of Medicine. Knox H. Todd, MD, MPH is Professor and Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston TexasCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 155-162 | Published online: 29 May 2013

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