Distance to health services modifies the effect of an 11-valent pneumococcal vaccine on pneumonia risk among children less than 2 years of age in Bohol, Philippines | Zendy

Elisabeth Dowling Root | Zendy; Marilla Lucero | Zendy; Hanohynek | Zendy; Rebecca W. Stubbs | Zendy; Veronica Tallo | Zendy; Socorro Lupisan | Zendy; Diozele Sanvictores | Zendy; Leilani T Nillos | Zendy; Eric A. F. Simões | Zendy

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Distance to health services modifies the effect of an 11-valent pneumococcal vaccine on pneumonia risk among children less than 2 years of age in Bohol, Philippines

Author(s) -

Elisabeth Dowling Root,

Marilla Lucero,

Hanohynek,

Rebecca W. Stubbs,

Veronica Tallo,

Socorro Lupisan,

Diozele Sanvictores,

Leilani T Nillos,

Eric A. F. Simões

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

international journal of epidemiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406

H-Index - 208

eISSN - 1464-3685

pISSN - 0300-5771

DOI - 10.1093/ije/dyw217

Subject(s) - medicine , vaccination , pneumonia , placebo , hazard ratio , confidence interval , vaccine efficacy , randomized controlled trial , pediatrics , environmental health , immunology , alternative medicine , pathology

Both vaccine trials and surveillance studies typically use passive surveillance systems to monitor study outcomes, which may lead to under-reporting of study outcomes in areas with poor access to care. This detection bias can have an adverse effect on conventional estimates of pneumonia risk derived from vaccine trials.

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