Reporting animal research - worthy of a rethink?

Learned Publishing

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 5-7

  Osborne, Nikki ^a  

^a Research Animals Department   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 80555133271     PISSN: 09531513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1087/20110102     Document Type: Article

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