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PAIN MEDICINE
AND MANAGEMENT
Just the Facts
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PAIN MEDICINE
AND MANAGEMENT
Just the Facts
Mark S. Wallace, MD
Program Director
Center for Pain and Palliative Medicine
University of California, San