Proposal for a Brazilian centre on alternative test methods

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Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 303-306

  Eskes, Chantra ^a   Sá Rocha, Vanessa De Moura ^b   Nunes, Jadir ^c   Presgrave, Octavio ^d   De Carvalho, Dermeval ^e   Masson, Philippe ^f   Rivera, Ekaterina ^g   Coecke, Sandra ^h   Kreysa, Joachim ^h   Hartung, Thomas ^i,j  

^a Independent Consultant   (Italy)

^b Natura   (Brazil)

^c Brazilian Association of Cosmetology   (Brazil)

^d Oswaldo Cruz Foundation   (Brazil)

^e Biotox   (Brazil)

^f EVIC International   (France)

^g FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

^h JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

ⁱ JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

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Author keywords

Alternative methods; Brazilian center; Development; Promotion; Validation

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE TEST METHOD; ARTICLE; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SERVICE; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PATIENT MONITORING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL TESTING ALTERNATIVE; ANIMAL WELFARE; BRAZIL; DRUG SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; VALIDATION STUDY;

ANIMAL TESTING ALTERNATIVES; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; BRAZIL; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; VALIDATION STUDIES AS TOPIC;

EID: 79952202083     PISSN: 09467785     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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