Laboratory animals and the art of empathy

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 197-202

  Thomas, D ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CARE; ANIMAL WELLBEING; ARTICLE; CONSENSUS; DEATH; EMPATHY; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL WELFARE; EXPERIMENTATION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTELLIGENCE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MORALITY; NONHUMAN; RESPONSIBILITY; VICTIM;

ANALYTICAL APPROACH; BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION; ANIMAL RIGHTS; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, LABORATORY; EMPATHY; ETHICS, RESEARCH; HUMAN EXPERIMENTATION; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; VALUE OF LIFE; VIVISECTION;

EID: 17444395989     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2003.006387     Document Type: Article

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