Estimation of Cancer Cases Using Capture-Recapture Method in Northwest Iran

Estimation of cancer cases using capture-recapture method in Northwest Iran.

BACKGROUND Under-ascertainment and over-ascertainment are common phenomena in surveillance and registry systems of health-related events. Capture-recapture is one of the methods which is applied to determine the sensitivity of surveillance or registry systems to recognize cancer cases. This study aimed to estimate the number of cancers using data available both in the Cancer Registry Center of ...

Estimation of Road Traffic Mortality in Kurdistan Province, Iran, During 2004-2009, Using Capture-Recapture Method

Background: To reduce traffic injuries in the country, health professionals should have accurate estimates of road traffic deaths. Multiple and sometimes inconsistent statistics presented by organizations in charge create high degree of uncertainty for planners and decision makers. To achieve an accurate estimate, several methods are available. Of them, capture-recapture method ...

Estimation of Maternal Mortality Rate in Iran from 2010 to 2014 Using Capture-Recapture Method

Estimation of Maternal Mortality Rate in Iran from 2010 to 2014 Using Capture-Recapture Method Ayat Ahmadi 1, Bahareh Yazdizadeh 2, Alireza Zemestani 3* 1Assistant professor of Epidemiology, Knowledge Utilization Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 2Associate professor of Epidemiology, Knowledge Utilization Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Science...

An Estimation of Drug-Related Deaths in Iran, Using the Capture-Recapture Method (2014-2016)

estimation of road traffic mortality in kurdistan province, iran, during 2004-2009, using capture-recapture method

background: to reduce traffic injuries in the country, health professionals should have accurate estimates of road traffic deaths. multiple and sometimes inconsistent statistics presented by organizations in charge create high degree of uncertainty for planners and decision makers. to achieve an accurate estimate, several methods are available. of them, capture-recapture method seems to be an a...