[Capture-recapture methodology: an option for surveillance of non-communicable diseases in the elderly].

:Capture-recapture methodology is used in Ecology to estimate the total size of wild animal populations. This method can be used in Epidemiology to estimate the incidence and prevalence of communicable and non-communicable diseases in a relatively inexpensive and quick way. Surveillance systems based on the use of this methodology are a potential alternative for monitoring non-communicable diseases in Brazil. This paper presents a brief review of fundamental capture-recapture methodology and its applications to Epidemiology. We also present a theoretical model for implementation of a diabetes mellitus surveillance system in the elderly using publicly available morbidity and mortality data sources and the capture-recapture methodology.

Coeli CM ，Veras RP ，da Silva Freire Coutinho E 《Cadernos de Saude Publica》

[The challenge of applying capture-recapture methodology to diabetes mellitus surveillance in the elderly: lessons from a Brazilian experience].

Coeli CM ，Coutinho ES ，Veras RP 《Cadernos de Saude Publica》

Establishment of accurate incidence rates for head and spinal cord injuries in developing and developed countries: a capture-recapture approach.

Chiu WT ，Dearwater SR ，McCarty DJ ，Songer TJ ，LaPorte RE ... -  《journal of trauma-injury infection and critical care》

Record-linkage and capture-recapture analysis to estimate the incidence and completeness of reporting of tuberculosis in England 1999-2002.

VAN Hest NA ，Story A ，Grant AD ，Antoine D ，Crofts JP ，Watson JM ... -  《-》

A critical review of the infectious diseases surveillance system in the Gaza Strip.

Awad R ，Al Rahman Omer A ，Abu Shahla N 《EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN HEALTH JOURNAL》