RE: [NMusers] General question on modeling

From: Stephen Duffull <stephen.duffull_at_stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2007 14:15:58 +1200

Mark

> hence engineering). Reality is that the vast majority of
> providers couldn't deal with renal function as a continuous
> variable in dosing.

I very much hope that this is a misinformed perception by industry rather
than a reality.

Presumably weight is considered continuous and in oncology BSA is considered
continuous.

Certainly my approach to the clinical sciences is very much based on renal
function being continuous - this is after all what we teach our students
(future providers).

Steve
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