Case Counting in Epidemiology: Limitations of Methods Based on Multiple Data Sources
Author(s) -
L Papoz,
Beverley Balkau,
J Lellouch
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
international journal of epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406
H-Index - 208
eISSN - 1464-3685
pISSN - 0300-5771
DOI - 10.1093/ije/25.3.474
Subject(s) - complement (music) , computer science , epidemiology , field (mathematics) , confidentiality , population , data science , missing data , mark and recapture , epidemiological method , medicine , data mining , risk analysis (engineering) , pathology , mathematics , machine learning , environmental health , computer security , biochemistry , chemistry , complementation , pure mathematics , gene , phenotype
The application of capture-recapture methods in epidemiology has been proposed as an alternative to field surveys. This methodology is important for the future of epidemiology and deserves a critical analysis.
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