The new EU REACH regulation has finally been adopted: Is this the end of the campaign trail... or just the beginning?

Alternatives to Laboratory Animals

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 239-242

  Grindon, Christina ^a  

^a RUSSELL AND BURCH HOUSE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alternative methods; Animal testing; Chemicals testing; EU legislation; REACH; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TESTING ALTERNATIVE; ANIMAL USE; ANIMAL WELFARE; DATA ANALYSIS; LAW; NONHUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 34249998108     PISSN: 02611929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026119290703500206     Document Type: Review

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