Medical Devices: How reliable is the FDA’s stamp of approval?

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  • Christopher Payne

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Medicine

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2012-01-01

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Payne, C. (2012). Medical Devices: How reliable is the FDA’s stamp of approval?. Trinity Student Medical Journal , 13(1), Page 23–26. Retrieved from https://ojs.tchpc.tcd.ie/index.php/tsmj/article/view/1812

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