The interplay between replacement, reduction and refinement: Considerations where the Three Rs interact

Animal Welfare

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 327-332

  de Boo, M J ^a   Rennie, A E ^b   Buchanan Smith, H M ^b   Hendriksen, C F M ^c  

^a Cambridge E learning Institute   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^c NETHERLANDS VACCINE INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Alternatives; Animal welfare; Interplay; Reduction; Refinement; Replacement

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TESTING ALTERNATIVE; ANIMAL TESTING REDUCTION; ANIMAL TESTING REFINEMENT; ANIMAL TESTING REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ETHICS; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL WELFARE; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORALITY; QUALITY CONTROL; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 27844453690     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0962728600029651     Document Type: Article

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