Recommendations of the Federation of European Laboratory Animal Science Associations (FELASA) Working Group on Non-Human Primate Health accepted by the FELASA Board of Management, 21 November 1998
FELASA Working Group on Non-Human Primate Health: H. Weber (Convenor), E. Berge, J. Finch, P. Heidt, F.-J. Kaup, G. Perretta, B. Verschuere & S. Wolfensohn
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