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Computer Modelling and Information Technology

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The computer modelling of relationships between structure and biological response was considered by the FRAME Toxicity Committee in 1982 (1). This is an update of that first report.

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Bawden, D., Tute, M.S., Dearden, J.C. (1991). Computer Modelling and Information Technology. In: Balls, M., Bridges, J., Southee, J. (eds) Animals and Alternatives in Toxicology. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-12667-5_10

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