Editorial Comment on: Opiate Exposure and Predictors of Increased Opiate Use After Ureteroscopy by Kang et al. (From: Kang C,Shu X,Herrell D,et al. J Endourol 2019;33:480–485;DOI: 10.1089/end.2018.0796)
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Editorial Comment on: Opiate Exposure and Predictors of Increased Opiate Use After Ureteroscopy by Kang et al. (From: Kang C,Shu X,Herrell D,et al. J Endourol 2019;33:480–485;DOI: 10.1089/end.2018.0796)
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