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Use of the self-controlled case series method in vaccine safety studies : review and recommendations for best practice
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Weldeselassie, Y. G., Whitaker, H. J. and Farrington, C. P. (2011) Use of the self-controlled case series method in vaccine safety studies : review and recommendations for best practice. Epidemiology and Infection, 139 (12). pp. 1805-1817. ISSN 0950-2688.
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0950268811001531
Abstract
The self-controlled case-series method was originally developed to investigate potential associations between vaccines and adverse events, and is now commonly used for this purpose. This study reviews applications of the method to vaccine safety investigations in the period 1995–2010. In total, 40 studies were reviewed. The application of the self-controlled case-series method in these studies is critically examined, with particular reference to the definition of observation and risk periods, control of confounders, assumptions and potential biases, methodological and presentation issues, power and sample size, and software. Comparisons with other study designs undertaken in the papers reviewed are also highlighted. Some recommendations are presented, with the emphasis on promoting good practice.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences > Population, Evidence & Technologies (PET) Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School |
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Journal or Publication Title: | Epidemiology and Infection | ||||||||
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press | ||||||||
ISSN: | 0950-2688 | ||||||||
Official Date: | December 2011 | ||||||||
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Volume: | 139 | ||||||||
Number: | 12 | ||||||||
Page Range: | pp. 1805-1817 | ||||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||||
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