Postmarket surveillance for medical devices: America's new strategy

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 345, Issue 7879, 2012, Pages

  Normand, Sharon Lise T ^a   Hatfield, Laura ^a   Drozda, Joseph ^b   Resnic, Frederic S ^c  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Sisters of Mercy Health System   (United States)

^c LAHEY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFIBRILLATOR; DEVICE SAFETY; EDITORIAL; EQUIPMENT; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; IMPLANT; MEDICAL DEVICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTMARKETING SURVEILLANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGISTER; UNITED STATES;

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; PRODUCT SURVEILLANCE, POSTMARKETING; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 84867800386     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.e6848     Document Type: Editorial

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