What The Study Did: The rates, duration and dosages of opioids prescribed to children, adolescents and young adults from 2006 to 2018 were examined in this study.
Authors: Madeline H. Renny, M.D., of the New York University Grossman School of Medicine, is the corresponding author.
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(doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.1832)
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