Principles and practice in ethical review of animal experiments across Europe: Summary of the report of a FELASA working group on ethical evaluation of animal experiments

Laboratory Animals

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 143-160

  Smith, J A ^a,b   Van Den Broek, F A R ^a,b   Martorell, J Cantó ^a,b   Hackbarth, H ^a,b   Ruksenas, O ^a,b   Zeller, W ^a,b  

^a FELASA ^*

^b FELASA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal experiments; Ethical evaluation; Ethical review process; Ethics committee; Europe

Indexed keywords

CONSENSUS; ETHICS; EUROPE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 34248383986     PISSN: 00236772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/002367707780378212     Document Type: Review

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