The use of animals as investigational subjects.

Facilities equipped to carry out investigative procedures.

Hospital facilities equipped to carry out investigative procedures.

Techniques used to carry out clinical investigative procedures in the diagnosis and therapy of disease.

'Laboratory animals' are non-human creatures that are intentionally used in scientific research, testing, and education settings to investigate physiological processes, evaluate the safety and efficacy of drugs or medical devices, and teach anatomy, surgical techniques, and other healthcare-related skills.

Assistants to a veterinarian, biological or biomedical researcher, or other scientist who are engaged in the care and management of animals, and who are trained in basic principles of animal life processes and routine laboratory and animal health care procedures. (Facts on File Dictionary of Health Care Management, 1988)

Health care professionals, technicians, and assistants staffing LABORATORIES in research or health care facilities.

Works containing information articles on subjects in every field of knowledge, usually arranged in alphabetical order, or a similar work limited to a special field or subject. (From The ALA Glossary of Library and Information Science, 1983)

Diseases caused by factors involved in one's employment.

The science and technology dealing with the procurement, breeding, care, health, and selection of animals used in biomedical research and testing.

A form of hypersensitivity affecting the respiratory tract. It includes ASTHMA and RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL.