After adjusting for bias in meta-analysis seasonal influenza vaccine remains effective in community-dwelling elderly

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 67, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 734-744

  Darvishian, Maryam ^a,b   Gefenaite, Giedre ^a,b   Turner, Rebecca M ^c   Pechlivanoglou, Petros ^a,d   Van Der Hoek, Wim ^e   Van Den Heuvel, Edwin R ^b   Hak, Eelko ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c MRC BIOSTATISTICS UNIT   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bias adjustment; Community dwelling elderly; Meta analysis; Observational studies; Seasonal influenza; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; ELDERLY CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEASONAL INFLUENZA; STATISTICAL BIAS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BIAS ADJUSTMENT; COMMUNITY-DWELLING ELDERLY; META-ANALYSIS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDIES; SEASONAL INFLUENZA; VACCINATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); COHORT STUDIES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY AS TOPIC; ODDS RATIO; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); SEASONS; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 84902536554     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: 18785921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2014.02.009     Document Type: Review

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