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. 2023 Aug;176(8):1137-1139.
doi: 10.7326/M23-0641. Epub 2023 Jun 27.

Pharmacologic Treatment Initiation Among Medicare Beneficiaries Hospitalized With Alcohol Use Disorder

Eden Y Bernstein  1 , Travis P Baggett  2 , Shrunjal Trivedi  3 , Shoshana J Herzig  4 , Timothy S Anderson  4
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Pharmacologic Treatment Initiation Among Medicare Beneficiaries Hospitalized With Alcohol Use Disorder

Eden Y Bernstein et al. Ann Intern Med. 2023 Aug.

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Figure:. Initiation of medications for alcohol use disorder following alcohol-related hospitalizations
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