Research strategies for assessing adverse events associated with vaccines : a workshop summary / Committee to Study New Research on Vaccines, Division of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Institute of Medicine ; Kathleen R. Stratton, Cynthia J. Howe, and Richard B. Johnston, Jr., editors.

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Research Strategies for Assessing Adverse Events Associated with Vaccines: -- Copyright -- Contents -- INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND -- CASE REPORTS AND PASSIVE SURVEILLANCE -- INTRODUCTION -- DISCUSSION -- Suggested Improvements -- Data Analysis -- Signal Detection and Hypothesis Generation -- Use of Case Reports in Causality Assessment -- Education of Health Care Providers -- Vaccine Injury Compensation Program -- Evaluation of Passive Surveillance Systems -- LARGE-LINKED DATABASES -- INTRODUCTION -- DISCUSSION -- Strengths and Weaknesses of LLDBs -- Case Definitions -- Evaluation of LLDBs.

CLINICAL TRIALS -- INTRODUCTION -- DISCUSSION -- Randomization -- Standardization -- Participation in Clinical Trials -- Ethical Issues -- OTHER TOPICS -- UNVACCINATED CONTROLS -- BACKGROUND INCIDENCE RATES -- ADVERSE EVENTS WITH LONG LATENCIES -- MULTIFACTORIAL ETIOLOGIES -- NEED FOR BASIC RESEARCH -- SUMMARY -- REFERENCES -- Acronyms -- Workshop on Research Strategies for Assessing Adverse Events Associated with Vaccines -- WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS -- Committee Members -- Institute of Medicine Staff -- Invited Guests.

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