Advantages of EMBEDA® (morphine sulfate and naltrexone hydrochloride) extended-release capsules in pain management

Shailendra Kapoor, MD

doi:10.5055/jom.2012.0117

Authors

Shailendra Kapoor, MD

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5055/jom.2012.0117

Abstract

No abstract

Author Biography

Shailendra Kapoor, MD

Private practice, Mechanicsville, Virginia

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