Case counting in epidemiology: Limitations of methods based on multiple data sources

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 474-478

  Papoz, Laure ^a   Balkau, Beverley ^b   Lellouch, Joseph ^b  

^a Hopital Saint Charles   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Ascertainment; Capture recapture; Case definition; Specificity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONFIDENTIALITY; DATA ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; METHODOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0029986275     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/25.3.474     Document Type: Article

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