Bayesian analysis of overdispersed chromosome aberration data with the negative binomial model

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 115-119

  Brame, R S ^a   Groer, P G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; BINOMIAL DISTRIBUTION; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DICENTRIC CHROMOSOME; DOSIMETRY; HYPOTHESIS; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; NEUTRON DOSIMETRY; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL;

EID: 0036394285     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a006079     Document Type: Article

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