Evaluation of the nonparametric estimation method in NONMEM VI

European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 27-35

  Savic, Radojka M ^a   Kjellsson, Maria C ^a   Karlsson, Mats O ^a  

^a Faculty of Pharmacy   (Sweden)

Author keywords

NONMEM; Nonparametric estimation method; Parameter distribution estimation; Pharmacokinetics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; METHODOLOGY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PARAMETER; PHARMACOKINETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALGORITHMS; BAYES THEOREM; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); COMPUTER SIMULATION; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; PHARMACOKINETICS; PROBABILITY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 60749092725     PISSN: 09280987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejps.2008.12.014     Document Type: Article

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