CalcDose: A software for drug dosage conversion using metabolically active mass of animals

Drug and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 51-58

  Khan, Haseeb Ahmad ^a  

^a The General Directorate of Armed Forces Health Services   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Computer software; Dosage conversion; Metabolic active mass

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DOSE CALCULATION; DRUG DOSE; EVALUATION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; TECHNIQUE;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES; SOFTWARE; SOFTWARE DESIGN; SOFTWARE VALIDATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0037222512     PISSN: 01480545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/DCT-120017557     Document Type: Article

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