Adverse reaction monitoring using cohort identification.
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the information. If this relationship is undermined by the type of behaviour described by Dr Griffin it is difficult to see the advantages of disclosing doctors' identities. The department's medical staff do follow up a number ofreports, and this is done with due regard for the pressures on reporting doctors and the complex confidentiality and legal issues inherent in adverse reaction reporting. G JONES R D MANN Committee on Safety of Medicines, Department of Health and Social Security, London SW8 5NG
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عنوان ژورنال:
- British medical journal
دوره 294 6571 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1987