A Bivariate Cure-Mixture Approach for Modeling Familial Association in Diseases
โ Scribed by Nilanjan Chatterjee; Joanna Shih
- Book ID
- 110724939
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 881 KB
- Volume
- 57
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0006-341X
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