Methodological rigour and reporting quality of the literature on wildlife rescue, rehabilitation, and release: a global systematic review.

Massie GN, Backstrom LJ, Holland DP, Paterson MBA, Fuller RA

DOI: 10.1080/01652176.2025.2478138
Published: 2025 Dec
Container: The veterinary quarterly
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@article{allodium:10.1080/01652176.2025.2478138,
  title = {Methodological rigour and reporting quality of the literature on wildlife rescue, rehabilitation, and release: a global systematic review.},
  author = {Massie GN and Backstrom LJ and Holland DP and Paterson MBA and Fuller RA},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {The veterinary quarterly},
  doi = {10.1080/01652176.2025.2478138},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1080/01652176.2025.2478138}
}

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GN, M., LJ, B., DP, H., MBA, P., & RA, F. (2025). Methodological rigour and reporting quality of the literature on wildlife rescue, rehabilitation, and release: a global systematic review.. The veterinary quarterly. https://doi.org/10.1080/01652176.2025.2478138

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