Commentary Medical monitoring for pharmaceutical injuries: tort law for the public's health? Citation Text: Studdert DM, Mello MM, Brennan TA. Medical monitoring for pharmaceutical injuries: tort law for the public's health? JAMA. 2003;289(7):889-94. Copy Citation Format: Google ScholarPubMedBibTeXEndNote X3 XMLEndNote 7 XMLEndnote taggedPubMedIdRIS Download Citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL March 6, 2005 Studdert DM, Mello MM, Brennan TA. JAMA. 2003;289(7):889-94. View more articles from the same authors. PubMed citation Available at Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Studdert DM, Mello MM, Brennan TA. Medical monitoring for pharmaceutical injuries: tort law for the public's health? JAMA. 2003;289(7):889-94. 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