Capture-recapture methods and respondent-driven sampling: Their potential and limitations

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 267-268

  Berchenko, Yakir ^a   Frost, Simon D W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPTURE RECAPTURE METHOD; DRUG USE; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; POPULATION SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY SAMPLE; PROSTITUTION; RESPONDENT DRIVEN SAMPLING; SAMPLING ERROR; SEX ROLE;

FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROSTITUTION;

EID: 79956280604     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2011.049171     Document Type: Editorial

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