Improving planning, design, reporting and scientific quality of animal experiments by using the Gold Standard Publication Checklist, in addition to the ARRIVE guidelines

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 162, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1259-1260

  Hooijmans, Carlijn R ^a   De Vries, Rob ^a   Leenaars, Marlies ^a   Curfs, Jo ^a   Ritskes Hoitinga, Merel ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

animal experimentation; ARRIVE guidelines; Gold Standard Publication Checklist (GSPC); quality of reporting; systematic reviews

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HEALTH; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL TESTING ALTERNATIVE; CHECKLIST; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL WELFARE; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FEASIBILITY STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NONHUMAN; PATIENT SAFETY; PLANNING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION; ANIMALS; CHECKLIST; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PUBLISHING; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 79951978361     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: 14765381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.2010.01128.x     Document Type: Review

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