title: License to maim: federal pre-emption and the Medical Device Amendments of 1976.
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Petrella
mesh_terms: D003254:Consumer Advocacy; D003257:Consumer Product Safety / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D018795:Device Approval / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D004864:Equipment and Supplies / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000145:classification; D006801:Humans; D016365:Liability, Legal; D008389:Marketing of Health Services; D013219:State Government; D014481:United States; D014486:United States Food and Drug Administration