Methodology for computing the burden of disease of adverse events following immunization.

Scott A McDonaldDanielle NijstenKaatje BollaertsJorgen BauwensNicolas PraetMarianne van der SandeVincent BauchauTom de SmedtMiriam SturkenboomSusan Hahné

Published in: Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety (2018)

Burden of disease methodology can be applied to estimate the health burden of adverse events following vaccination in a systematic way. As with all burden of disease studies, interpretation of the estimates must consider the quality and accuracy of the data sources contributing to the DALY computation.

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