Post marketing surveillance. Traps for the unwary.
General practitioners are being asked increasingly to participate in post marketing surveillance studies. These studies may be valuable or worthless; it is important to be aware of the factors that distinguish one from the other before agreeing to participate.
Marley
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Department of Community Medicine, University of Adelaide.
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D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D064420:Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions; D005194:Family Practice; D006801:Humans; D011358:Product Surveillance, Postmarketing