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The effect of recall on estimation of incidence rates for injury in Ghana

Author(s) -

Charles Mock,

Frederick Acheampong,

Samuel Adjei,

Thomas D. Koepsell

Publication year - 1999

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/28.4.750

Subject(s) - recall , medicine , demography , incidence (geometry) , injury prevention , proxy (statistics) , estimation , respondent , poison control , gerontology , environmental health , psychology , statistics , physics , mathematics , management , sociology , optics , economics , cognitive psychology , political science , law

Injury is a major public health problem in many developing countries. Due to limitations of vital registry and health service data, surveys are an important tool to obtain information about injury in these countries. The value of such surveys can be limited by incomplete recall. The most appropriate recall period to use in surveys on injury in developing countries has not been well addressed.

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