[Epidemiologic investigation of measles in Mexico. A methodological proposal].
The epidemiological study of measles needs a critical perspective in addition to a descriptive study of variables in time, place and person. The goal of this critical and methodological study of measles is to evaluate the coverage and efficacy of the vaccine in the affected population. These indicators will provide an indirect evaluation of the preventable services. This document presents a general view of the epidemiological design of cohorts and case-control studies and their immediately application to the study of measles. It describe the mathematical procedures for calculating the coverage and efficacy of the measles vaccine in community and hospital outbreaks.
Meneses-González
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Departamento de Accidentes y Residencia de Epidemiología Aplicada.
Ruiz-Matus
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Cuauhtli
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D016022:Case-Control Studies; D015331:Cohort Studies; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D006801:Humans; D008457:Measles / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D008458:Measles Vaccine / Q000276:immunology; D008800:Mexico
D008458:Measles Vaccine
La investigación epidemiológica del sarampión en México. Propuesta metodológica.