Planning for reduction

Alternatives to Laboratory Animals

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 27-32

  Das, Rose Gaines ^a   Fry, Derek ^a   Preziosi, Richard ^b   Hudson, Michelle ^a  

^a RUSSELL AND BURCH HOUSE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Experiment; Experimental design; Reduction; Strategic planning

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL USE; ARTICLE; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

ANIMALIA;

ANIMAL USE ALTERNATIVES; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, LABORATORY; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 64849115692     PISSN: 02611929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026119290903700106     Document Type: Article

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