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Use of the scale-up methods in injury prevention research: An empirical assessment to the case of choking in children |
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| Authors: | Silvia Snidero Bruno Morra Roberto Corradetti Dario Gregori |
| Institution: | 1. Department of Statistics and Applied Mathematics, University of Torino, Italy;2. Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hospital “S. Giovanni Battista”, Torino, Italy;3. Department of Public Health and Microbiology, University of Torino, Via Santona 5 bis, 10126 Torino, Italy |
| Abstract: | The scale-up method estimates the size of hard to count subpopulations. This method is based on the idea that the proportion of subjects in a subpopulation E known to each member of the general population T is the same as the proportion of members of E belonging to general population T. |
| Keywords: | Scale-up method Non-probabilistic sampling Small prevalence Foreign body injuries Population size estimation |
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