The analysis of survival (mortality) data: Fitting Gompertz, Weibull, and logistic functions
โ Scribed by David L. Wilson
- Book ID
- 116084790
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1994
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 931 KB
- Volume
- 74
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0047-6374
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