What kind of animal is the "Three Rs"?

Alternatives to Laboratory Animals

Volumn 37, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2009, Pages 95-99

  Hobson West, Pru ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal research; Ethics; Qualitative methods; Three Rs

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSENSUS; ETHICS; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; HYBRID; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORALITY; POLITICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCIENTIST; SOCIAL ASPECT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 77749329769     PISSN: 02611929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026119290903702s11     Document Type: Article

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