Animals as sentinels: Using comparative medicine to move beyond the laboratory

ILAR Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 262-267

  Rabinowitz, Peter M ^a   Scotch, Matthew L ^a   Conti, Lisa A ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal sentinels; Comparative medicine; Environmental health; One health; Toxicants; Zoonosis

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

ANIMAL; DANGEROUS GOODS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT; ZOONOSES;

EID: 79953141561     PISSN: 10842020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ilar.51.3.262     Document Type: Article

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