Case-Control Study of Rotavirus Vaccine Effectiveness Compared to Test-Negative Controls or Hospital Controls

Background: Selection of test-negative controls takes less time and costs less than traditional control selection for evaluating vaccine effectiveness (VE). Here, rotavirus VE was evaluated using hospital controls and compared with test-negative controls to determine whether using the latter can sub...

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Main Authors: Kaoru Araki, Megumi Hara, Chisato Shimanoe, Yuichiro Nishida, Muneaki Matsuo, Keitaro Tanaka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Japan Epidemiological Association 2019-08-01
Series:Journal of Epidemiology
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Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jea/29/8/29_JE20180054/_pdf