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Utility of animal research
Alternatives to animal research in acute lung injury
BMJ 2014; 349 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.g4171 (Published 10 July 2014) Cite this as: BMJ 2014;349:g4171
- Dhruv Parekh, clinical lecturer in respiratory medicine1,
- Rachel C A Dancer, clinical research fellow1,
- David R Thickett, reader in respiratory medicine1
- 1University of Birmingham, Centre for Translational Inflammation Research, University of Birmingham Laboratories, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham B15 2TH, UK
- d.parekh{at}bham.ac.uk
Pound and Bracken suggest that all animal research is futile,1 highlighting problems with quality, validity, and reporting. Although animal research is not a perfect model of human disease, there are practical and ethical difficulties in proceeding directly to human trials of new drugs. Rather …
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