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Relative incidence estimation from case series for vaccine safety evaluation

  • C. P. Farrington*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

A method is described for estimating the relative incidence of clinical events in defined time intervals after vaccination compared to a control period using only data on cases. The method is derived from a Poisson cohort model by conditioning on the occurrence of an event and on vaccination histories. Methods of analysis for event-dependent vaccination histories and survival data are discussed. Asymptotic arguments suggest that the method retains high efficiency relative to the full cohort analysis under conditions which commonly apply to studies of vaccine safety.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)228-235
Number of pages8
JournalBiometrics
Volume51
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1995
Externally publishedYes

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

  • Epidemiology
  • Linear models
  • Relative incidence
  • Retrospective analysis
  • Vaccine reactions

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