Improving bioscience research reporting: The ARRIVE guidelines for reporting animal research

Osteoarthritis and Cartilage

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 256-260

  Kilkenny, C ^a   Browne, W J ^b   Cuthill, I C ^b   Emerson, M ^c   Altman, D G ^d  

^a National Centre for the Replacement   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL WELFARE; FUNDING; IN VIVO STUDY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NONHUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RESEARCH SUBJECT; SHORT SURVEY;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION; ANIMALS; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PEER REVIEW; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 84858609570     PISSN: 10634584     EISSN: 15229653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2012.02.010     Document Type: Short Survey

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