Epidemiological studies of the non-specific effects of vaccines: II - Methodological issues in the design and analysis of cohort studies

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 977-985

  Farrington, C P ^a   Firth, M J ^b   Moulton, L H ^c   Ravn, H ^d   Andersen, P K ^e   Evans, S ^f  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^f LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Methodology; Mortality; Non specific effects; Vaccines

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; MEASLES VACCINE;

CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD MORTALITY; COHORT ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; VACCINE;

CHILD HEALTH; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RECORD; METHODOLOGY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FORMS AND RECORDS CONTROL; HUMANS; INFANT; MEDICAL RECORDS; VACCINATION; VACCINES;

EID: 69249199389     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2009.02302.x     Document Type: Review

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