Under-reporting of road traffic mortality in developing countries: application of a capture-recapture statistical model to refine mortality estimates.

Under-reporting of road traffic mortality in developing countries: application of a capture-recapture statistical model to refine mortality estimates.

Road traffic injuries are a major cause of preventable death in sub-Saharan Africa. Accurate epidemiologic data are scarce and under-reporting from primary data sources is common. Our objectives were to estimate the incidence of road traffic deaths in Malawi using capture-recapture statistical analy...

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Main Authors: Jonathan C Samuel, Edward Sankhulani, Javeria S Qureshi, Paul Baloyi, Charles Thupi, Clara N Lee, William C Miller, Bruce A Cairns, Anthony G Charles
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3280223?pdf=render

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