title: Application of the capture-recapture method to epidemiological studies of alcohol related problems.
abstract: The capture-recapture method is used to enumerate members of populations for which a complete census is not possible. The use of this method to enumerate individuals with alcohol-related problems requires special considerations. This article comments on these considerations and addresses the strengths and weaknesses of this method for enumerating individuals with alcohol-related problems in a community.
authors.affiliation: Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. shenassa@hsph.harvard.edu
authors.forename: E D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Shenassa
mesh_terms: D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D019973:Alcohol-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans