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Comment
. 2008 Apr 5;336(7647):735.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.39535.475648.1F.

Observational evidence for determining drug safety: Too high a pedestal

Jeffrey K Aronson
Comment

Observational evidence for determining drug safety: Too high a pedestal

Jeffrey K Aronson. BMJ. .
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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: JKA is editor of Meyler’s Side Effects of Drugs: The International Encyclopedia of Adverse Drug Reactions and Interactions, and of its annual updates, the Side Effects of Drugs Annuals.

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