title: Learning about the safety of drugs--a half-century of evolution.
authors.affiliation: Harvard Medical School and the Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, USA.
authors.forename: Jerry
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Avorn
mesh_terms: D000014:Abnormalities, Drug-Induced / Q000266:history*; D064420:Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions; D033161:Government Regulation / Q000266:history; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D007880:Legislation, Drug / Q000266:history*; D011159:Population Surveillance; D013792:Thalidomide / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000266:history*; D014481:United States; D014486:United States Food and Drug Administration / Q000266:history*
chemical_list: D013792:Thalidomide