The ethics of animal research. Talking Point on the use of animals in scientific research

EMBO Reports

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 526-530

  Festing, Simon ^a   Wilkinson, Robin ^a  

^a Research Defence Society   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TESTING REDUCTION; ANIMAL TESTING REFINEMENT; ANIMAL TESTING REPLACEMENT; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; EXPERIMENTATION; LAW; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORALITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESEARCH ETHICS; SCIENTIST; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION; ANIMAL RIGHTS; ANIMALS; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 34547700118     PISSN: 1469221X     EISSN: 14693178     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.embor.7400993     Document Type: Article

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