Time-Dependent Propensity Score for Assessing the Effect of Vaccine Exposure on Pregnancy Outcomes through Pregnancy Exposure Cohort Studies

Women are advised to be vaccinated for influenza during pregnancy and may receive vaccine at any time during their pregnancy. In observational studies evaluating vaccine safety in pregnancy, to account for such time-varying vaccine exposure, a time-dependent predictor can be used in a proportional h...

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Main Authors: Ronghui Xu, Yunjun Luo, Robert Glynn, Diana Johnson, Kenneth L. Jones, Christina Chambers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-03-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/11/3/3074