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Original articles: Risk regulation: Seeking to control the risk of drugs

A comparative analysis of risk management strategies in European Union and United States pharmaceutical regulation

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Pages 413-431 | Received 05 Oct 2010, Accepted 11 Apr 2011, Published online: 05 Aug 2011

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