Estimating drowning deaths in Northern Iran using capture–recapture method

Ali Davoudi Kiakalayeh, Reza Mohammadi, Diana Stark Ekman, Shahrokh Yousefzade-Chabok, Firoz Behboudi and Bjarne Jansson

Health Policy, 2011, vol. 100, issue 2, 290-296

Abstract: Descriptive epidemiological study has shown that drowning is a problem health in low and middle income countries. To analyze records of drowning deaths from two injury registry systems, to ascertain a true estimate of drowning-mortality, it can help to follow up drowning prevention policy.

Keywords: Drowning; Capture–recapture; Injury surveillance; Iran (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2010.09.005

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