Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 14, Issue 2 , Pages 79-84 , February 2007

Peer review and the process of publishing of adverse drug event reports

Received 20 December 2005 ,Revised 18 January 2006 ,Accepted 10 February 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jcfm.2006.02.022

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 14, Issue 2 , Pages 79-84 , February 2007

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