Biodefense research and the U.S. regulatory structure whither nonhuman primate moral standing?

Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 277-310

  Walker, Rebecca L ^a   King, Nancy M P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 80054926323     PISSN: 10546863     EISSN: 10863249     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/ken.2011.0012     Document Type: Article

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