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Important information regarding reporting of adverse drug reactions: a qualitative study

Leàn Rolfes1, Sarah Wilkes, Florence van Hunsel

  • 1Netherlands Pharmacovigilance Centre Lareb, 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands; Department of Pharmacy, Pharmacotherapy and Pharmaceutical Care, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.

The International Journal of Pharmacy Practice
|August 14, 2013
PubMed
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Keywords:
ADRsadverse drug reactionsconsumer reportingpatient reportingpharmacovigilance

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