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Immunization
Research conducted at M. Oviedo and co-authors has provided new information about immunization
December 31st, 2008
Data detailed in 'A statistical model to estimate the impact of a hepatitis A vaccination programme' have been presented. "A program of routine hepatitis A+B vaccination in preadolescents was introduced in 1998 in Catalonia, a region situated in the northeast of Spain. The objective of this study was to quantify the reduction in the incidence of hepatitis A in order to differentiate the natural reduction of the incidence of hepatitis A from that produced due to the vaccination programme and to predict the evolution of the disease in forthcoming years," scientists in Barcelona, Spain report. "A generalized linear model (GLM) using negative binomial regression was used to...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2008-12-31)
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