SPf66 vaccine trial in Brazil: conceptual framework study design and analytical approach

This paper describes the study population and the study design of the phase III field trial of the SPf66 vaccine in Brazil. Assessment of validity and precision principles necessary for the appropriate evaluation of the protective effect of the vaccine are discussed, as well as the results of the pr...

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Main Authors: M. Urdaneta, A. Prata, C.J. Struchiner, C.E. Tosta, P. Tauil, M. Boulos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 1996-06-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86821996000300007&lng=en&tlng=en