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Lorenzati, B., Allione, A., Pizzolato, E. et al. We have to “think” before prescribing an opioid in Italian Emergency Department?. Intern Emerg Med 12, 415–416 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-017-1621-0
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