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

Animals

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 35-44

  Kilkenny, Carol ^a   Browne, William J ^b   Cuthill, Innes C ^b   Emerson, Michael ^c   Altman, Douglas 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)

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EID: 84897726790     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20762615     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ani4010035     Document Type: Article

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