Problem drug use prevalence estimation revisited: Heterogeneity in capture-recapture and the role of external evidence

Addiction

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 438-447

  Jones, Hayley E ^a   Welton, Nicky J ^a   Ades, A E ^a   Pierce, Matthias ^b   Davies, Wyn ^c   Coleman, Barbara ^c   Millar, Tim ^b   Hickman, Matthew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c BRISTOL CITY COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bayesian analysis; Bias; Bristol; Hidden population; People Who Inject Drugs (PWID); UK

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CRIMINAL LAW; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; STATISTICAL BIAS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED KINGDOM; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CRIMINAL LAW; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLE-EXCHANGE PROGRAMS; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED KINGDOM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84957427065     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/add.13222     Document Type: Article

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