Using the two-source capture-recapture method to estimate the incidence of acute flaccid paralysis in Victoria, Australia
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the incidence and the completeness of ascertainment of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) in Victoria, Australia, in 1998-2000 and to determine its common causes among children aged under 15 years. METHODS:: The two-source capture-recapture method was used to estimate the incidence...
Main Authors: | Whitfield Kathryn, Kelly Heath |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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The World Health Organization
2002-01-01
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Series: | Bulletin of the World Health Organization |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862002001100003 |
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