Compassion for animals in the laboratory: Impairment or refinement of research methodology?

Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 123-130

  Reinhardt, Viktor ^a,b  

^a Animal Welfare Institute   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; EMOTION; EUROPE; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; RELIABILITY; RESEARCH; SKILL; UNITED STATES; ANIMAL; BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; REVIEW;

ANIMALIA;

BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, LABORATORY; HUMANS; RESEARCH;

EID: 0141834633     PISSN: 10888705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15327604JAWS0602_04     Document Type: Article

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