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Still a threatening opioid wave: it is time for the protagonist to step up!

  • Joon-Ho, Lee (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital)
  • Received : 2022.12.07
  • Accepted : 2022.12.17
  • Published : 2023.01.01
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