Chimpanzees in biomedical and behavioral research [electronic resource] : assessing the necessity / Committee on the Use of Chimpanzees in Biomedical and Behavioral Research, Board on Health Sciences Policy, Institute of Medicine, Board on Life Sciences, Division on Earth and Life Studies ; Bruce M. Altevogt ... [et al.], editors ; Institute of Medicine and National Research Council of the National Academies.

"For many years, experiments using chimpanzees have been instrumental in advancing scientific knowledge and have led to new medicines to prevent life-threatening and debilitating diseases. However, recent advances in alternate research tools have rendered chimpanzees largely unnecessary as research...

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Corporate Author:	Committee on the Use of Chimpanzees in Biomedical and Behavioral Research (U.S.)
Other Authors:	Altevogt, Bruce M. Pankevich, Diane E. Shelton-Davenport, Marilee K. Kahn, Jeffrey P.
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC : National Academies Press, c2011.
Subjects:	Chimpanzees as laboratory animals > Moral and ethical aspects. Chimpanzees as laboratory animals. Animal experimentation > Moral and ethical aspects. Research > Moral and ethical aspects. Animal models in research. Chimpanzees.
Online Access:	ProQuest Ebook Central - Academic Complete: 2012 (Ebook Central @ Proquest) National Academies Press: 2011 (National Academies Press) EBSCO eBooks: 2011 (EBSCO) NCBI Bookshelf: 2011 (National Center for Biotechnology Information @ National Library of Medicine) eBook Academic Collection (EBSCOhost) – North America: 2011 (EBSCO)
Variant Title:	Chimpanzees in Biomedical and Behavioral Research: Assessing the Necessity
Format:	Electronic eBook

Chimpanzees in biomedical and behavioral research : assessing the necessity

Published: National Academies Press, 2011

Physical Description: x, 190 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm, Also issued online.

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