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A new discrete distribution induced by the Luria–Delbrück mutation model

Qi Zheng Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Rural Public Health, Texas A&M Health Science Center, College Station, Texas, 77843, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 529-540 | Received 29 Apr 2008, Accepted 02 Jul 2009, Published online: 16 Sep 2009

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