Case reports of suspected adverse drug reactions: Case reports were dismissed too quickly [1]

British Medical Journal

Volumn 332, Issue 7539, 2006, Pages 488-

  Vandenbroucke, Jan P ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; CASE REPORT; DRUG SAFETY; FOLLOW UP; HYPOTHESIS; LETTER; POSTMARKETING SURVEILLANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; DRUG THERAPY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; NOTE; STANDARD;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION REPORTING SYSTEMS; DRUG THERAPY; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS;

EID: 33644780653     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.332.7539.488     Document Type: Letter

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