The head of China's drug-safety agency is under investigation for alleged corruption. David Cyranoski looks at how the inquiry might affect the country's fast-growing pharmaceutical industry.
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China's deadly drug problem. Nature 446, 598–599 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/446598a
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