Capture-recapture: A useful methodological tool for counting traffic related injuries?

Injury Prevention

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 299-304

  Morrison, A ^a   Stone, David H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Capture recapture; Epidemiology; Young people

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FACTUAL DATABASE; HUMAN; INJURY; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; HUMANS; SCOTLAND; STATISTICS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0034540995     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: 14755785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.6.4.299     Document Type: Article

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