Glossary of terms relating to capture-recapture methods

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 62, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 677-681

  Millar, T ^a   Domingo Salvany, A ^b,c,e   Eastwood, C ^a   Hay, G ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b INST MUNIC D INVESTIGACIO MEDICA   (Spain)

^c CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^e HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIOLOGY; ESTIMATION METHOD; METHODOLOGY;

BAYES THEOREM; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; LOGLINEAR MODEL; MEDICAL INFORMATION; METHODOLOGY; POLICY; PREVALENCE; PROBABILITY; SAMPLING; SHORT SURVEY; SIMULATION;

ANIMALS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; HUMANS; POPULATION DENSITY; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 47949114799     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2007.070433     Document Type: Short Survey

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