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

Background and Aims Capture-recapture (CRC) analysis is recommended for estimating the prevalence of problem drug use or people who inject drugs (PWID). We aim to demonstrate how naive application of CRC can lead to highly misleading results, and to suggest how the problems might be overcome. Method...

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Publicado en:Addiction Vol. 111; no. 3; pp. 438 - 448
Autores principales: Jones, Hayley E., Welton, Nicky J., Ades, A. E., Pierce, Matthias, Davies, Wyn, Coleman, Barbara, Millar, Tim, Hickman, Matthew
Formato: research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell Mar2016
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