Markov chain Monte Carlo techniques for studying interoccasion and intersubject variability: Application to pharmacokinetic data

Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series C: Applied Statistics

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 73-91

  Lunn, David J ^a   Aarons, Leon J ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Gibbs sampling; Hierarchical models; Interoccasion variability; Intersubject variability; Pharmacokinetics; Population analysis

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; MARKOV PROCESSES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHARMACOKINETICS;

GIBBS SAMPLING; INTEROCCASION/INTERSUBJECT VARIABILITY;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

EID: 0031374697     PISSN: 00359254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9876.00048     Document Type: Article

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