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authors.affiliation: University of Louisville, Louisville, KY; Pain Management Center of Paducah, 2831 Lone Oak Rd, Paducah, KY 42003. Electronic address: drlm@thepainmd.com.
authors.forename: Laxmaiah
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Manchikanti
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia, LSU Health Science Center, New Orleans, LA. Electronic address: akaye@lsuhsc.edu.
authors.forename: Alan David
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Kaye
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008511:Medicine; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000401:mortality*; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D063487:Prescription Drug Misuse / Q000401:mortality* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*