Comparison of stepwise covariate model building strategies in population pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic analysis

AAPS Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2002, Pages

  Wählby, Ulrika ^a   Niclas Jonsson, E ^a   Karlsson, Mats O ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Covariate analysis; GAM; NONMEM; Selection bias; Stepwise model building

Indexed keywords

EID: 52449117247     PISSN: 15507416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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