Why test animals to treat humans? On the validity of animal models

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C :Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 292-299

  Shelley, Cameron ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Analogy; Animal models; Medicine; Models; Validity

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ETHICS; HISTORY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; MORALITY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION; ANIMALS; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MODELS, ANIMAL; MORALS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 77957748999     PISSN: 13698486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.shpsc.2010.07.002     Document Type: Article

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