Surgical Residency Programs Should Leverage Recent Advances in National Policy, Real-World Data, and Public Opinion to Improve Post-Surgery Opioid Prescribing

Overview

Journal J Grad Med Educ

Date 2022 Feb 28

PMID 35222816

Authors

Jayson S Marwaha

Chris J Kennedy

Gabriel A Brat

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