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Analysis calls for medical device information to better serve patients and doctors

01-30-2008 · EurekAlert!

The approval process for medical devices does not involve the same rigorous review used for pharmaceuticals, and this needs to change in order to improve health outcomes, say researchers from the University of California-San Francisco.

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