Measuring the performance of vaccination programs using cross-sectional surveys: a likelihood framework and retrospective analysis.
The performance of routine and supplemental immunization activities is usually measured by the administrative method: dividing the number of doses distributed by the size of the target population. This method leads to coverage estimates that are sometimes impossible (e.g., vaccination of 102% of the...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2011-10-01
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Series: | PLoS Medicine |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3201935?pdf=render |