Medical device recalls and transparency in the UK

BMJ

Volumn 342, Issue 7807, 2011, Pages

  Thompson, Matthew ^a,b   Heneghan, Carl ^a   Billingsley, Matthew ^c   Cohen, Deborah ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFIBRILLATOR; DEVICE APPROVAL; DEVICE RECALL; DEVICE SAFETY; IMPLANT; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PACEMAKER; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHORT SURVEY; UNITED KINGDOM; ARTICLE; EQUIPMENT; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; UNITED STATES;

EQUIPMENT FAILURE; GREAT BRITAIN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MEDICAL DEVICE RECALLS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79956296633     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.d2973     Document Type: Short Survey

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