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Reporting Coefficient of Variation for Logit, Box-Cox and Other Non-log-normal Parameters

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Prybylski, J.P. Reporting Coefficient of Variation for Logit, Box-Cox and Other Non-log-normal Parameters. Clin Pharmacokinet 63, 133–135 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40262-023-01343-2

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