Establishing a Three Rs programme at the Canadian Council on Animal Care

Alternatives to Laboratory Animals

Volumn 37, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2009, Pages 63-67

  Griffin, Gilly ^a  

^a Canadian Council on Animal Care   (Canada)

Author keywords

Animal experimentation; Canada; CCAC; FRAME; Three Rs

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CARE; ANIMAL TESTING ALTERNATIVE; CANADA; ETHICS; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; LEADERSHIP; LIFE EVENT; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCIENCE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 77749329930     PISSN: 02611929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026119290903702s09     Document Type: Review

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