Representation and Practical Accomplishment in the Laboratory: When is an Animal Model Good-enough?

Sociology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 776-792

  Lewis, Jamie ^a   Atkinson, Paul ^a   Harrington, Jean ^b   Featherstone, Katie ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

animals; calibration; health; human; measurement; models; practice; representation; standards

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881223355     PISSN: 00380385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0038038512457276     Document Type: Article

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