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. 2018 Dec;111(12):433-438.
doi: 10.1177/0141076818812783. Epub 2018 Nov 15.

Better science for safer medicines: the human imperative

Kathy Archibald  1 , Katya Tsaioun  2 , J Gerry Kenna  1 , Pandora Pound  1
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Better science for safer medicines: the human imperative

Kathy Archibald et al. J R Soc Med. 2018 Dec.
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  • Animals in research.
    Will JA. Will JA. J R Soc Med. 2019 May;112(5):172. doi: 10.1177/0141076819833905. J R Soc Med. 2019. PMID: 31074338 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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