Kratom: Facts, Fiction, and the Unknown.

J Am Board Fam Med

From the Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL (AH); Department of Family Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL (EG, KH).

Published: February 2024


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