An introduction to second-order random variables in human health risk assessments

Human and Ecological Risk Assessment (HERA)

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 892-919

  Burmaster, David E ^a   Wilson, Andrew M ^a  

^a Alceon Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Monte Carlo simulation; Second order random variable; Uncertainty; Variability

Indexed keywords

EID: 21444461472     PISSN: 10807039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10807039609383655     Document Type: Article

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