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. 2004 Jul 3;329(7456):47-50.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7456.47.

Making decisions about benefits and harms of medicines

Trisha Greenhalgh¹, Olga Kostopoulou, Clare Harries

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PMID: 15231628
PMCID: PMC443458
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.329.7456.47

Review

Making decisions about benefits and harms of medicines

Trisha Greenhalgh et al. BMJ. 2004.

. 2004 Jul 3;329(7456):47-50.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7456.47.

Authors

Trisha Greenhalgh¹, Olga Kostopoulou, Clare Harries

Affiliation

¹ Department of Primary Care and Population Sciences, University College London, London N19 5LW. p.greenhalgh@pcps.ucl.ac.uk

PMID: 15231628
PMCID: PMC443458
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.329.7456.47

Abstract

Even when good scientific data are available, people's interpretation of risks and benefits will differ

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Attempts to ban the sale of kava because of hepatoxicity have angered indigenous populations, who regard it as a safe anxiolastic Credit: UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII BOTANICAL INSTITUTE

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Attempts to ban the sale of kava because of hepatoxicity have angered indigenous populations, who regard it as a safe anxiolastic Credit: UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII BOTANICAL INSTITUTE

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Comment in

Balancing benefits and harms in health care: ethical dimension was not discussed in theme issue.
Ashcroft RE. Ashcroft RE. BMJ. 2004 Aug 21;329(7463):458; discussion 458-9. doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7463.458. BMJ. 2004. PMID: 15321912 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

Comment on

Detection, verification, and quantification of adverse drug reactions.
Stricker BH, Psaty BM. Stricker BH, et al. BMJ. 2004 Jul 3;329(7456):44-7. doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7456.44. BMJ. 2004. PMID: 15231627 Free PMC article. Review.

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