Modeling dose response using generalized linear models

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 395-401

  Kerr, David R ^a   Meador, James P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b NORTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Dose response; Generalized linear models; LC50; LOEC; Toxicity testing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXICITY; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030028011     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/1551-5028(1996)015<0395:MDRUGL>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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