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Neuromodulation and Interventional

Long-Term Reductions in Opioid Medication Use After Spinal Stimulation: A Claims Analysis Among Commercially-Insured Population

Robert Jason Yong1 Pain Management Center, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Chestnut Hill, MA, USAView further author information
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Oth V Tran2 Health Economics and Outcomes Research, Boston Scientific Corporation, Marlborough, MA, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7521-1839View further author information
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Alysha M McGovern2 Health Economics and Outcomes Research, Boston Scientific Corporation, Marlborough, MA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Parag G Patil3 Neurological Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USAView further author information
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Christopher J Gilligan1 Pain Management Center, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Chestnut Hill, MA, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4769-9907View further author information
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Pages 1773-1784 | Received 31 Oct 2023, Accepted 26 Mar 2024, Published online: 17 May 2024

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