THE INDEPENDENT ACTION THEORY OF MORTALITY AS TESTED AT FORT DETRICK

Abstract

The independent action theory is compared with the probit and similar approaches. The basic question is the variation of susceptibility among subjects. This will be difficult and expensive to explore; some indications have been gained as by-products from experiments. Departure from linearity of log survival against dose and failure of estimates of virus population to conform to the dilution ratio are viewed as evidence against the independent action theory.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1962
Accession Number
AD0288868

Entities

People

  • Francis M. Wadley

Organizations

  • United States Army Biological Warfare Laboratories

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biological Factors
  • Biological Laboratories
  • Confidence Limits
  • Data Science
  • Dilution
  • Factor Analysis
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Information Science
  • Military Research
  • North Carolina
  • Particles
  • Pathogenic Bacteria
  • Plant Viruses
  • Statistics
  • Survival
  • Viruses

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  • Regression Analysis.
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Virology (or Medical Virology).