Capture-recapture methods were originally developed in the wildlife biology to monitor the census of bird, fish, and inset populations. Recently, these methods have been utilized considerably in the areas of disease and event monitoring. This C-R home page is intended to provide information for the researchers in the health areas for the application of this methodology.

• Brief History
• Theory Behind The Methodology
• Applications in the Health Areas
• Two-Sample Method
• Epidemiologic Steps for Conducting CR Study
• Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of CR Methods
• Examples of CR analysis
• Limitations
• Bibliography of CR Applications in Health Area