Bias due to differential and non-differential disease- and exposure misclassification in studies of vaccine effectiveness.

Bias due to differential and non-differential disease- and exposure misclassification in studies of vaccine effectiveness.

BACKGROUND:Studies of vaccine effectiveness (VE) rely on accurate identification of vaccination and cases of vaccine-preventable disease. In practice, diagnostic tests, clinical case definitions and vaccination records often present inaccuracies, leading to biased VE estimates. Previous studies inve...

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Main Authors: Tom De Smedt, Elizabeth Merrall, Denis Macina, Silvia Perez-Vilar, Nick Andrews, Kaatje Bollaerts
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6003693?pdf=render

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