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Lethal opioids or dangerous prescribers?

Rob George and Claud RegnardView all authors and affiliations
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Meadow House Hospice, Ealing PCT, Centre for Biomedical Ethics and Philosophy, University College London, [email protected]
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St. Oswald’s Hospice, Newcastle Hospitals NHS Trust, Northumberland Tyne &Wear NHS Trust, [email protected]
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