Lessons from the withdrawal of rofecoxib - Patients would be safer if drug companies disclosed adverse events before licensing

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Dieppe, PA [1 ]
Ebrahim, S
Martin, RM
Juni, P
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[1] Univ Bristol, MRC Hlth Serv Res Collaborat, Bristol BS8 2PR, Avon, England
[2] Univ Bristol, Dept Social Med, Bristol BS8 1TH, Avon, England
[3] Univ Bern, Dept Social & Prevent Med, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland
[4] Univ Bern, Dept Rheumatol, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland
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BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL | 2004年 / 329卷 / 7471期
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10.1136/bmj.329.7471.867
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
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