Can network analysis improve pattern recognition among adverse events following immunization reported to VAERS

Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 271-278

  Ball, R ^a   Botsis, T ^a  

^a CENTER FOR BIOLOGICS EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VACCINE;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; COMPUTER NETWORK; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA MINING; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; NETWORK ANALYSIS; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION REPORTING SYSTEMS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DATA MINING; HUMANS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, AUTOMATED; VACCINES;

EID: 79960601887     PISSN: 00099236     EISSN: 15326535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/clpt.2011.119     Document Type: Article

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