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Somatoform Disorders

Letter to the Editor October 20, 2011

"I Am in Pain!"—A Case Report of Illicit Use of Transdermal Fentanyl Patches

Wei Guan, MD, PhD ; Ronald Schneider, MD ; James Patterson, MD, PhD

Prim Care Companion CNS Disord 2011;13(5):doi:10.4088/PCC.11l01196

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