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. METHO...

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Published in:Addiction
Main Authors: Jones, Hayley E., Welton, Nicky J., Ades, A. E., Pierce, Matthias, Davies, Wyn, Coleman, Barbara, Millar, Tim, Hickman, Matthew
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2016
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Methods and Techniques
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4981907/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26499106
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.13222
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