title: Estimation of cumulative illness using cross-sectional data.
abstract: Using cross-sectional data, a general method is given for assessing cumulative illness due to a particular disease. An application is given to estimating cumulative illness due to otitis media in Australian aborigines and contrasting these results to the non-aboriginal population.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001315:Australia; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013223:Statistics as Topic