Postmarket Surveillance of Medical Devices: A Comparison of Strategies in the US, EU, Japan, and China
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1 Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, 2 Cardiovascular Division, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, 3 Policy Alternatives Research Institute, University of Tokyo, Toyko, Japan, 4 Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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