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Antenatal Exposure and Diseases in the Offspring: The Role of Big Data

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  1. Basel Pharmacoepidemiology Unit, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Basel, Spitalstrasse 26, 4031, Basel, Switzerland

    Christoph R. Meier

  2. Boston Collaborative Drug Surveillance Program, Department of Public Health, Boston University, Lexington, MA, USA

    Susan S. Jick

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Meier, C.R., Jick, S.S. Antenatal Exposure and Diseases in the Offspring: The Role of Big Data. Drug Saf 40, 363–364 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40264-017-0514-5

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