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Monitoring Medical Devices: Missed Warning Signs Within Existing Data

26 Jun, 2017 | 21:27h | UTC

Viewpoint: Monitoring Medical Devices: Missed Warning Signs Within Existing Data – JAMA (free)

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The authors use the example of gastric band surgery to discuss how available data may be used more appropriately for earlier detection of problems in the safety of medical devices.

 


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