Science versus human welfare? Understanding attitudes toward animal use

Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 463-483

  Knight, Sarah ^a   Vrij, Aldert ^a   Bard, Kim ^a   Brandon, Doug ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; COGNITION; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; RESEARCH;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 68149168700     PISSN: 00224537     EISSN: 15404560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-4560.2009.01609.x     Document Type: Article

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