A numerical solution to the nonhomogeneous two-stage MVK model of cancer

Risk Analysis

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 921-926

  Crump, Kenny S ^a   Subramaniam, Ravi P ^b   Van Landingham, Cynthia B ^a  

^a ENVIRON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Kolmogorov equations; MVK model; Numerical solution; Two stage model

Indexed keywords

KOLMOGOROV EQUATION; MVK MODEL; NUMERICAL SOLUTION; TWO-STAGE MODEL;

LINEAR EQUATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBABILITY; TUMORS;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

CANCER; MODELING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CANCER; CANCER CELL; CANCER RISK; CHILD; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MODEL; MOOLGAVKAR VENZON KNUDSON MODEL; PROBABILITY;

CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; HUMANS; MATHEMATICS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NEOPLASMS; PROBABILITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES;

EID: 27644469595     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2005.00651.x     Document Type: Article

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