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Oxycodone/paracetamol: a guide to its use in the treatment of moderate to severe musculoskeletal pain

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Oxycodone/paracetamol: a guide to its use in the treatment of moderate to severe musculoskeletal pain. Drugs Ther. Perspect 24, 5–8 (2008). https://doi.org/10.2165/00042310-200824100-00002

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