Opioid Prescribing After Childbirth and Risk for Serious Opioid-Related Events: A Cohort Study.

Ann Intern Med

Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Veterans Health Administration Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), Nashville, Tennessee (C.G.G.).

Published: September 2020

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