Application and progress of capture-recapture method in population size estimation.
10.3760/cma.j.cn112338-20211130-00927
- Author:
Gui Hua HUANG
1
;
Xiao Ting ZHANG
1
;
Kai Fang MA
1
;
Dong Min LI
1
Author Information
1. Division of Epidemiology, National Center for AIDS/STD Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China.
- Publication Type:Review
- MeSH:
Humans;
Incidence;
Population Density;
Prevalence;
Research Design
- From:
Chinese Journal of Epidemiology
2022;43(4):603-607
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Capture-recapture method is an economical and straightforward method widely used in fields such as estimating population size and estimating and adjusting incidence or prevalence. This paper reviews the classical capture-recapture method and its improvement and application in population size estimation in referring the subsequent related work.
