Estimating incidence from age-specific prevalence in glaucoma.
A simple method is presented to estimate incidence from age-specific prevalence data for diseases that are irreversible and do not affect mortality risk. The application of the model is illustrated with data on primary open angle glaucoma.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008404:Massachusetts; D008875:Middle Aged; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D014852:Wales