CLUSTER SAMPLING FOR DETERMINATION OF IMMUNIZATION COVERAGE: A LIMITATION

Evidence provided from studies in Iran points to a possible bias in application of the standard EPI cluster sampling procedure, When carried out in populations with highly variant birth rates, tends to over-represent the low birth rate, i.e. higher socio-economic, strata, and if the entity under stu...

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Main Authors: K. Nasseri, K. Mohammad, M. Khoshgam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 1989-08-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Public Health
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Online Access:http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/1543.pdf&manuscript_id=1543