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Editorial
. 2007 Jan 27;334(7586):163-4.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.39104.362951.80.

Translating animal research into clinical benefit

Daniel G Hackam
Editorial

Translating animal research into clinical benefit

Daniel G Hackam. BMJ. .

Abstract

Poor methodological standards in animal studies mean that positive results rarely translate to the clinical domain

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Competing interests: None declared.

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