Letter to the Editor
Consumption of and satisfaction with health care among opioid users with chronic non-malignant pain
X. Ruan,
Corresponding Author
X. Ruan
Department of Anesthesiology, Louisiana State University Health Science Center, 1542 Tulane Ave., New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
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X. Ruan, MD, Department of Anesthesiology, Louisiana State University Health Science Center, 1542 Tulane Ave. New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
E-mail: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this author A. D. Kaye,
A. D. Kaye
Department of Anesthesiology, Louisiana State University Health Science Center, 1542 Tulane Ave., New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
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X. Ruan,
Corresponding Author
X. Ruan
Department of Anesthesiology, Louisiana State University Health Science Center, 1542 Tulane Ave., New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
Correspondence
X. Ruan, MD, Department of Anesthesiology, Louisiana State University Health Science Center, 1542 Tulane Ave. New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
E-mail: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this author A. D. Kaye,
A. D. Kaye
Department of Anesthesiology, Louisiana State University Health Science Center, 1542 Tulane Ave., New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
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First published: 18 August 2015
No abstract is available for this article.
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