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Part II - Common Categories of Pharmacologic Medications to Treat Chronic Pain

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 December 2023

Edited by
Omar Viswanath  and
Ivan Urits
Omar Viswanath
Affiliation:
Creighton University, Omaha
Ivan Urits
Affiliation:
Southcoast Brain & Spine Center, Wareham
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Cambridge Handbook of Pain Medicine , pp. 39 - 68
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Print publication year: 2023

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