Sources of bias in signals of pharmaceutical safety in pregnancy

Clinical and Investigative Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Koren, Gideon ^a   Nickel, Sheri ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRUG;

ARTICLE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; STANDARD;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; HUMANS; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PREGNANCY;

EID: 78751482309     PISSN: 0147958X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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