Fitting multi-parameter distributions to sister chromatid exchange data

Mutation Research - Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis

Volumn 358, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 15-24

  Bowman, K O ^a   Kastenbaum, Marvin A ^b   Shenton, L R ^c  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b University of Georgia ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Distribution; Moment estimator; Sister chromatid exchange

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SISTER CHROMATID EXCHANGE; SMOKING; STATISTICS;

EID: 0030605025     PISSN: 00275107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0027-5107(96)00099-1     Document Type: Article

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