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. 1990;14(3):235-40.
doi: 10.1007/BF00347743.

The use of half-lives and associated confidence intervals in biological research

M Bryan  1 , J J Zimmerman, W J Berry
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The use of half-lives and associated confidence intervals in biological research

M Bryan et al. Vet Res Commun. 1990.

Abstract

The advantage of presenting experimental data in terms of half-life is discussed and a simple method of calculating a half-life from experimental data is described. Two methods of determining the confidence interval associated with the estimate of half-life are given and advantages and disadvantages of each method are discussed.

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    1. Am J Vet Res. 1989 Sep;50(9):1471-4 - PubMed