Control selection methods in recent case–control studies conducted as part of infectious disease outbreaks

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 465-471

  Waldram, Alison ^a,b   McKerr, Caoimhe ^a   Gobin, Maya ^a   Adak, Goutam ^a   Stuart, James M ^c   Cleary, Paul ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

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

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

Author keywords

Case control studies; Control selection; Outbreaks

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI VACCINE; INFLUENZA VACCINE; SALMONELLOSIS VACCINE;

CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROL SELECTION; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIDEMIC; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTION; FACE TO FACE INTERVIEW; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; INFLUENZA; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SALMONELLOSIS; SAMPLE SIZE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TELEPHONE INTERVIEW; VACCINATION; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; CONTROL GROUP; INFECTION CONTROL; PATIENT SELECTION; PROCEDURES; PUBLIC HEALTH; STATISTICAL BIAS;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; CONTROL GROUPS; DATA COLLECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 84933520186     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-015-0005-x     Document Type: Review

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