An analytic probability density for particle size in human mastication

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 181, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 169-178

  Baragar, F A ^a   Van Der Bilt, A ^b   Van Der Glas, H W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; MASTICATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

EID: 0030596610     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.1996.0123     Document Type: Article

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