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The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW; Korosho) presented, at the Committee on Measures for Drugs and Medical Devices (chairman: Sumio Hoka, professor of Kyushu University Graduate School of Medical Sciences), the analysis of 177 “close call” incidents caused…
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