Korean J Pain.  2024 Jan;37(1):1-2. 10.3344/kjp.23349.

Increasing opioid prescription in Korea: a pressing public health concern and necessitating initiatives

• Nahm FS

• KMID: 2550126
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3344/kjp.23349

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