Progress in using systematic reviews of animal studies to improve translational research
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: Carlijn Hooijmans and colleagues discuss developments that might improve the quality and translation of animal research, focusing on the importance of systematic reviews, the role of an international register of animal studies, and cooperation across the scientific community.
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Systematic reviews can inform the choice of animal model by providing a comprehensive overview of the models used along with their benefits and limitations.
“They can also inform the choice of animal model by providing a comprehensive overview of the models used along with their benefits and limitations [160–162].”
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- Authors
- Hooijmans, C. R., & Ritskes-Hoitinga, M.
- Affiliations
- Radboud University Medical Center (NL)
- Corresponding author
- Hooijmans, C. R.
- Venue
- PLoS Medicine
- Publisher
- Public Library of Science (PLoS)
- Published
- 2013-07-16
- Volume
- 10
- Issue
- 7
- Pages
- e1001482
- ISSN
- 1549-1277 (ISSN-L)
- 1549-1676
- PMC
- PMC3712909
- OpenAlex
- W2024950964
- Cited by
- 195
- References
- 8
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- FWCI
- 3.86
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Locations
- PLoS Medicine (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Radboud Repository (Radboud University) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Radboud Repository (Radboud University) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Veterinary › Small Animals › Animal testing and alternatives
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty › Meta-analysis and systematic reviews
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Health and Medical Research Impacts
- Keywords
- systematic reviews, animal studies, translational research, animal models, evidence-based medicine
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Humans, Research Design, Review Literature as Topic, Translational Research, Biomedical
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