The logic of surveillance guidelines: an analysis of vaccine adverse event reports from an ontological perspective.

When increased rates of adverse events following immunization are detected, regulatory action can be taken by public health agencies. However to be interpreted reports of adverse events must be encoded in a consistent way. Regulatory agencies rely on guidelines to help determine the diagnosis of the...

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Main Authors: Mélanie Courtot, Ryan R Brinkman, Alan Ruttenberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3965435?pdf=render