Medical monitoring for pharmaceutical injuries: tort law for the public's health?

David M. Studdert; Michelle M. Mello; Troyen A. Brennan

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Medical monitoring for pharmaceutical injuries: tort law for the public's health?

March 6, 2005

Studdert DM, Mello MM, Brennan TA. JAMA. 2003;289(7):889-94.

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