Estimating the number of people who inject drugs: a proposal to provide figures nationwide and its application to France
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DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdx059
Abstract: Background This article provides an original method of estimating the prevalence of injecting drug users (IDU) in France. Method In order to overcome legal restrictions hampering data linkage, the method relies on a single-source capture-recapture… read more here.
Keywords: inject drugs; number people; estimating number; number ... See more keywords
How many people have sickle cell disease in the UK?
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DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdx172
Abstract: Background Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is now one of the most common serious genetic condition in England. There is no reliable estimate of the total number of people living with SCD in the UK, to… read more here.
Keywords: number people; living scd; cell disease; people living ... See more keywords
Commentary on “Estimating the number of people with Down’s syndrome in Scotland and the cohort at elevated risk of early onset dementia”
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DOI: 10.1108/tldr-04-2017-0019
Abstract: Purpose The purpose of this paper is to consider the implications for people with Down’s syndrome and their families of identifying those people who are at risk of developing dementia from the research study “Estimating… read more here.
Keywords: dementia; number people; people syndrome; estimating number ... See more keywords
People Counting Based on an IR-UWB Radar Sensor
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DOI: 10.1109/jsen.2017.2723766
Abstract: In this paper, we propose a people counting algorithm using an impulse radio ultra-wideband radar sensor. The proposed algorithm is based on a strategy of understanding the pattern of the received signal according to the… read more here.
Keywords: radar sensor; number people; people counting;
Estimation of the number of people in an indoor environment based onWiFi received signal strength indicator
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DOI: 10.11591/eei.v10i3.3038
Abstract: WiFi access points are widely spread everywhere in all our daily life routine. They are available in homes, work, universities, and maybe in every room in a building. Using these devices to provide services other… read more here.
Keywords: system; number; line sight; signal strength ... See more keywords
Using data from respondent-driven sampling studies to estimate the number of people who inject drugs: Application to the Kohtla-Järve region of Estonia
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0185711
Abstract: Estimating the size of key risk populations is essential for determining the resources needed to implement effective public health intervention programs. Several standard methods for population size estimation exist, but the statistical and practical assumptions… read more here.
Keywords: kohtla rve; inject drugs; number people; estimate number ... See more keywords
Estimating the Number of People Who Inject Drugs in A Rural County in Appalachia
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DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2018.304873
Abstract: Objectives To demonstrate how we applied the capture-recapture method for population estimation directly in a rural Appalachian county (Cabell County, WV) to estimate the number of people who inject drugs (PWID). Methods We conducted 2… read more here.
Keywords: people inject; county; number people; pwid ... See more keywords
Predicting Diabetes and Estimating Its Economic Burden in China Using Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average Model
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DOI: 10.3389/ijph.2021.1604449
Abstract: Objectives: To predict the number of people with diabetes and estimate the economic burden in China. Methods: Data from natural logarithmic transformation of the number of people with diabetes in China from 2000 to 2018… read more here.
Keywords: people diabetes; economic burden; model; number people ... See more keywords
The national and subnational prevalence and burden of age–related macular degeneration in China
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DOI: 10.7189/jogh.07.020703
Abstract: Background Age–related macular degeneration (AMD) is the third most common cause of blindness, and the fourth leading cause of visual impairment worldwide, but little is known about the burden of this disease in the most… read more here.
Keywords: number people; prevalence; china; burden ... See more keywords