Use of fractional polynomials for dose-response modelling and quantitative risk assessment in developmental toxicity studies

Statistical Modeling

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 109-125

  Faes, Christel ^a   Geys, Helena ^a   Aerts, Marc ^a   Molenberghs, Geert ^a  

^a HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

benchmark dose; beta binomial model; conditional model; developmental toxicity; dose response; fractional polynomials

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993724912     PISSN: 1471082X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/1471082X03st051oa     Document Type: Article

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