Modeling cancer incidence in A-bomb survivors: A perspective

Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment

Volumn 13, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 48-65

  Sherman, Claire D ^a  

^a SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Excess relative risk model; Poisson random variable; Two stage model

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033432261     PISSN: 14363240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004770050031     Document Type: Article

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