Animal experiments scrutinised: Systematic reviews demonstrate poor human clinical and toxicological utility

Altex

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 320-325

  Knight, Andrew ^a  

^a Animal Consultants International   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal experiment; Animal model; Animal study; Clinical trial; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; CARCINOGENICITY; CHIMPANZEE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NONHUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; SPECIES COMPARISON; TERATOGENICITY; TOXICITY TESTING; TOXICOLOGY; VETERINARY MEDICINE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE MODEL; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION; ANIMALS; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; MODELS, ANIMAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TOXICOLOGY;

EID: 52049108106     PISSN: 09467785     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14573/altex.2007.4.320     Document Type: Review

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