Commentary: Model building, quantitative testing, and model comparison

Journal of Biological Rhythms

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 621-624

  Klerman, Elizabeth B ^a   Jewett, Megan E ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythms; Mathematical models; Model; Neurobehavioral testing; Statistics

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033375756     PISSN: 07487304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/074873099129000993     Document Type: Conference Paper

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