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Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine 6/2018

01-06-2018 | Letter to the Editor

Response to Capsule Commentary on Merlin et al., Managing Concerning Behaviors in Patients Prescribed Opioids for Chronic Pain: A Delphi Study

Authors: Jessica S. Merlin, MD, PhD, MBA, Jane M. Liebschutz, MD, MPH, Joanna L. Starrels, MD, MS, on behalf of the Collaboration and Resources for Pain and Opioid Opinion Leaders (CARPOOL) investigator team

Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine | Issue 6/2018

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Dr. Laws’ commentary on our manuscript “Managing Concerning Behaviors in Patients Prescribed Opioids for Chronic Pain: A Delphi Study”1 misrepresents and misinterprets both our study and the CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain.2 …
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Metadata
Title
Response to Capsule Commentary on Merlin et al., Managing Concerning Behaviors in Patients Prescribed Opioids for Chronic Pain: A Delphi Study
Authors
Jessica S. Merlin, MD, PhD, MBA
Jane M. Liebschutz, MD, MPH
Joanna L. Starrels, MD, MS
on behalf of the Collaboration and Resources for Pain and Opioid Opinion Leaders (CARPOOL) investigator team
Publication date
01-06-2018
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of General Internal Medicine / Issue 6/2018
Print ISSN: 0884-8734
Electronic ISSN: 1525-1497
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-018-4402-1

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