A three-source capture-recapture estimate of the number of new HIV diagnoses in children in France from 2003–2006 with multiple imputation of a variable of heterogeneous catchability

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Nearly all HIV infections in children worldwide are acquired through mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) during pregnancy, labour, delivery or breastfeeding. The objective of our study was to estimate the number and rate of new HIV d...

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Main Authors: Héraud-Bousquet Vanina, Lot Florence, Esvan Maxime, Cazein Françoise, Laurent Corinne, Warszawski Josiane, Gallay Anne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-10-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/251