The international transport of laboratory animals: No excuse for biased extremism of any kind

Alternatives to Laboratory Animals

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 133-136

  Balls, Michael ^a  

^a RUSSELL AND BURCH HOUSE   (United Kingdom)

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ANIMAL WELFARE; BREEDING; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EDITORIAL; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCIENTIST; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

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EID: 84866490798     PISSN: 02611929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026119291204000301     Document Type: Editorial

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