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This article is the latest in the Health Affairs Forefront featured topic, Accountable Care for Population Health, featuring analysis and discussion of how to understand, design, support, and measure ...

Intrinsic DILI: This is where a drug and/or drug metabolites induce liver toxicity in a predicted and dose-dependent manner. Most individuals show a response at some dose, and the toxicity levels are ...