Inference and sample size calculation in the fit assessment of filtering facepiece respirators

Journal of Biopharmaceutical Statistics

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 713-723

  Zhang, Zhiwei ^a   Kotz, Richard M ^a  

^a CENTER FOR DEVICES AND RADIOLOGICAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Analysis of variance; Delta method; Random effect; Respirator; Sample size; Variance component

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; DEVICE; EVALUATION; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; VENTILATOR;

DEVICE APPROVAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES; SAMPLE SIZE;

EID: 46749090064     PISSN: 10543406     EISSN: 15205711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10543400802071394     Document Type: Article

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