Quantifying Dose-Response Uncertainty Using Bayesian Model Averaging

Uncertainty Modeling in Dose Response: Bench Testing Environmental Toxicity

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 165-179

  Whitney, Melissa ^a   Ryan, Louise ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Benchmark dose estimates and particular dose response curve calculations; Data set II analysis uncertainty due to covariate adjustment; Quantifying dose response uncertainty using Bayesian model averaging

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN NETWORKS;

BAYESIAN MODEL AVERAGING; COVARIATES; DOSE RESPONSE; DOSE-RESPONSE CURVES;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84948955801     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470481400.ch4     Document Type: Chapter

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