Reporting animal studies: Good science and a duty of care

PLoS Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Maccallum, Catriona J ^a  

^a Public Library of Science ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CARE; ANIMAL HEALTH; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL RIGHTS; ANIMAL USE; ANIMAL WELFARE; DISEASE MODEL; EDITORIAL; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NONHUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLISHING; RESEARCH ETHICS; ANIMAL; RESEARCH;

ANIMALIA;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, LABORATORY; RESEARCH;

EID: 77954793460     PISSN: 15449173     EISSN: 15457885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1000413     Document Type: Editorial

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