A general framework for non-parametric subject-specific and population deconvolution methods for in vivo-in vitro correlation.

D Verotta

doi:10.1007/978-1-4684-6036-0_4

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A general framework for non-parametric subject-specific and population deconvolution methods for in vivo-in vitro correlation.

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D Verotta. 1997. A general framework for non-parametric subject-specific and population deconvolution methods for in vivo-in vitro correlation.. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-6036-0_4

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