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Front. Med., 19 September 2024
Sec. Regulatory Science
This article is part of the Research Topic Regulatory Science: Addressing Uncertainties in Medicines Development, Evaluation and Use View all 7 articles

Erratum: Assessing the credibility of a drug's effects: identification and judgment of uncertainty by the Dutch Medicines Evaluation Board

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Assessing the credibility of a drug's effects: identification and judgment of uncertainty by the Dutch Medicines Evaluation Board

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Keywords: uncertainty, benefit–risk, regulatory decision making, credibility, regulatory authorities

Citation: Frontiers Production Office (2024) Erratum: Assessing the credibility of a drug's effects: identification and judgment of uncertainty by the Dutch Medicines Evaluation Board. Front. Med. 11:1486408. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2024.1486408

Received: 26 August 2024; Accepted: 26 August 2024;
Published: 19 September 2024.

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