A statistical approach to blend uniformity acceptance criteria

Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1055-1061

  Guentensberger, J ^a   Lameiro, P ^a   Nyhuis, A ^a   O'Connell, B ^a   Tigner, S ^a  

^a Geneva Pharmaceuticals   (United States)

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ARTICLE; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PHARMACEUTICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY CONTROL; STATISTICAL MODEL; TECHNIQUE; THEORY; VARIANCE;

EID: 0029821769     PISSN: 03639045     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03639049609065941     Document Type: Article

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