Application of Capture-Recapture for Fine-tuning Uncertainties About National Maternal Mortality Estimates

Application of Capture-Recapture for Fine-tuning Uncertainties About National Maternal Mortality Estimates

Background: Maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is one of the main indicators of the millennium development goals and its accurate estimation is very important for the countries concerned. The objective of this study is to evaluate the applicability of capture-recapture (CRC) as an analytical method to e...

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Main Authors: Bahareh Yazdizadeh, Kazem Mohammad, Saharnaz Nedjat, Nasrin Changizi, Arash Azemikhah, Nahid Jafari, Laleh Radpoyan, Reza Majdzadeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:International Journal of Preventive Medicine
Subjects:
Capture-recapture
epidemiologic methods
Iran
maternal mortality
Online Access:http://www.ijpvmjournal.net/article.asp?issn=2008-7802;year=2014;volume=5;issue=5;spage=624;epage=631;aulast=Yazdizadeh

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