Cluster-sample surveys and lot quality assurance sampling to evaluate yellow fever immunisation coverage following a national campaign, Bolivia, 2007

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 355-361

  Pezzoli, Lorenzo ^a,b   Pineda, Silvia ^c   Halkyer, Percy ^d   Crespo, Gladys ^e   Andrews, Nick ^b   Ronveaux, Olivier ^d  

^a EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL ECDC   (Sweden)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^d PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Bolivia)

^e Programa Ampliado de Inmunizacion   (Bolivia)

Author keywords

Bolivia; Cluster survey; Evaluation; Immunization; Lot quality assurance sampling; Yellow fever

Indexed keywords

YELLOW FEVER VACCINE;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ERROR ANALYSIS; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SURVEY; IMMUNIZATION; YELLOW FEVER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BOLIVIA; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EVALUATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; MEASUREMENT ERROR; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUALITY CONTROL; SAMPLING; SCHOOL CHILD; SIMULATION; YELLOW FEVER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BOLIVIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENDEMIC DISEASES; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; MALE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; VACCINATION; YELLOW FEVER; YELLOW FEVER VACCINE;

BOLIVIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 60349095176     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2009.02231.x     Document Type: Article

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