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Review
. 2004 Feb 28;328(7438):514-7.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7438.514.

Where is the evidence that animal research benefits humans?

Pandora Pound  1 , Shah Ebrahim, Peter Sandercock, Michael B Bracken, Ian Roberts; Reviewing Animal Trials Systematically (RATS) Group
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Review

Where is the evidence that animal research benefits humans?

Pandora Pound et al. BMJ. .

Abstract

Much animal research into potential treatments for humans is wasted because it is poorly conducted and not evaluated through systematic reviews

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