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Choosing Appropriate Stage of a Multistage Model for Cancer Modeling (BMDS Technical Guidance)

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Overview

This technical guidance provides a standard operating procedure (SOP) for contractor and IRIS analysts choosing the appropriate stage of a multistage model for cancer modeling.

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U.S. EPA. Choosing Appropriate Stage of a Multistage Model for Cancer Modeling (BMDS Technical Guidance), 2014.

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These downloads are distributed solely for the purpose of pre-dissemination peer review under applicable information quality guidelines. It has not been formally disseminated by EPA. It does not represent and should not be construed to represent any Agency determination or policy.

  • Choosing number of stages of multistage model for cancer modeling: SOP for contractor and IRIS analysts (6 pp) (pdf) (465.04 KB, 2014)

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Last updated on February 26, 2025
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