Medical Device-Associated Safety and Risk: Surveillance and Stratagems

JAMA

Volumn 291, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 367-370

  Small, Stephen D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; DEVICE; EDITORIAL; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0345872124     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.291.3.367     Document Type: Editorial

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