TY - BOOK ID - 86145068 TI - Methods in epidemiology : population size estimation PY - 2021 SN - 3030754642 3030754634 PB - Cham, Switzerland : Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Epidemiology. KW - Biomathematics. KW - Genetics and Population Dynamics. KW - Biology KW - Mathematics KW - Diseases KW - Public health KW - Epidemiologia KW - Biomatemàtica KW - Biologia KW - Matemàtica KW - Model de Lotka-Volterra KW - Biometria KW - Salut pública KW - Comorbiditat KW - Epidèmies KW - Epidemiologia molecular KW - Farmacoepidemiologia KW - Morbiditat KW - Malalties UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:86145068 AB - This book describes the variety of direct and indirect population size estimation (PSE) methods available along with their strengths and weaknesses. Direct estimation methods, such as enumeration and mapping, involve contact with members of hard-to-reach groups. Indirect methods have practical appeal because they require no contact with members of hard-to-reach groups. One indirect method in particular, network scale-up (NSU), has several strengths over other PSE methods: It can be applied at a province/country level, it can estimate size of several hard-to-reach population in a single study, and it is implemented with members of the general population rather than members of hard-to-reach groups. The book discusses methods to collect, analyze, and adjust results and presents methods to triangulate and finalize PSEs. ER -