Where is the evidence that animal research benefits humans?

BMJ. 2004 Feb 28;328(7438):514-7. doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7438.514.

Authors

Pandora Pound¹, Shah Ebrahim, Peter Sandercock, Michael B Bracken, Ian Roberts; Reviewing Animal Trials Systematically (RATS) Group

Affiliation

¹ Department of Social Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 2PR.

Abstract

Much animal research into potential treatments for humans is wasted because it is poorly conducted and not evaluated through systematic reviews

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Animal Experimentation / standards*
Animals
Biomedical Research / standards*
Clinical Trials as Topic
Humans
Quality Control
Review Literature as Topic