Science, Anaesthesia and animal studies: What is 'evidence'?

Anaesthesia

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 223-226

  Pandit, J J ^a   Handy, J M ^b,c  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA; BLEEDING; BRAIN INFARCTION SIZE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; EDITORIAL; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GENE DELETION; HEAD INJURY; INTENSIVE CARE; NONHUMAN; SEPTIC SHOCK; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL;

ANESTHESIOLOGY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION; ANIMALS; ETHICS, RESEARCH; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE;

EID: 76649110587     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2009.06230.x     Document Type: Editorial

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