A study on the capture-recapture method for estimating the population size of injecting drug users in Southwest China

Journal of Health Science

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 405-409

  Luan, Rongsheng ^a   Liang, Boheng ^a   Yuan, Ping ^a   Fan, Li ^a   Huang, Yong ^a   Zeng, Gang ^a   Wang, Linglang ^a   Wang, Shan ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Capture recapture method; Data model; Injecting drug user; Population size estimation

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CAPTURE RECAPTURE METHOD; CHINA; DRUG USE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INJECTION; LENGTH OF STAY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; POPULATION RESEARCH; POPULATION SIZE; REGISTER; REHABILITATION CENTER; RELIABILITY;

EID: 24744453517     PISSN: 13449702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1248/jhs.51.405     Document Type: Article

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