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Current trends in pharmacovigilance: value and gaps of patient reporting

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    Pedro Inácio & Marja Airaksinen

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Inácio, P., Cavaco, A. & Airaksinen, M. Current trends in pharmacovigilance: value and gaps of patient reporting. Int J Clin Pharm 40, 754–757 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11096-018-0689-6

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