Using the capture-recapture method to estimate the human immunodeficiency virus-positive population

OBJECTIVES The capture-recapture method was applied to estimate the number of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive individuals not registered with any data sources. METHODS This cross-sectional study was conducted in Lorestan Province, in the west of Iran, in 2016. Three incomplete sources of...

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Main Authors: Jalal Poorolajal, Younes Mohammadi, Farzad Farzinara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Epidemiology 2017-10-01
Series:Epidemiology and Health
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Online Access:http://www.e-epih.org/upload/pdf/epih-39-e2017042.pdf