In pain or drug-seeking? Resident continuity clinic, chronic nonmalignant pain, and addiction

Michael Weaver, MD

doi:10.5055/jom.2005.0030

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Michael Weaver, MD

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https://doi.org/10.5055/jom.2005.0030

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Author Biography

Michael Weaver, MD

Division of General Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia.

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