The use of a computerized database to monitor vaccine safety in Viet Nam

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 83, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 604-610

  Ali, Mohammad ^a   Do, Canh Gia ^b   Clemens, John D ^a   Park, Jin Kyung ^a   Von Seidlein, Lorenz ^a   Truong, Minh Tan ^c   Vu, Thiem Dinh ^b   Le, Tho Huu ^c   Dang, Trach Duc ^d  

^a International Vaccine Institute   (South Korea)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HYGIENE AND EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Viet Nam)

^c Provincial Health Services   (Viet Nam)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Adverse drug reaction reporting systems; Cohort studies; Databases, Factual utilization; Drug monitoring methods; Immunization programs; Measles vaccine adverse effects; Viet Nam

Indexed keywords

MEASLES VACCINE;

MEASLES; SAFETY; VACCINATION;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; DATA BASE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DRUG SAFETY; FEVER; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MEASLES VACCINATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PNEUMONIA; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RESIDENTIAL CARE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SAFETY; TONSILLITIS; VACCINE PRODUCTION; VIET NAM; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADVERSE DRUG REACTION REPORTING SYSTEMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; COMPUTERS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MALE; MEASLES VACCINE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; VIETNAM;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; VIET NAM; WORLD;

EID: 23844456301     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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