Survey of the quality of experimental design, statistical analysis and reporting of research using animals.

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Published in PLoS One on November 30, 2009

Authors

Carol Kilkenny1, Nick Parsons, Ed Kadyszewski, Michael F W Festing, Innes C Cuthill, Derek Fry, Jane Hutton, Douglas G Altman

Author Affiliations

1: The National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research, London, United Kingdom. carol.kilkenny@nc3rs.org.uk

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