title: Microcomputer management of a vaccine trial.
abstract: A microcomputer system used for the management of a trial of rotavirus vaccine in The Gambia is described. This system facilitated call and recall of infants due for vaccination. The resulting compliance is reported and compared retrospectively with vaccination records in the same community.
authors.affiliation: Medical Research Council Laboratories, Fajara, Banjul, The Gambia, West Africa.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Byass
authors.forename: P W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Hanlon
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Hanlon
authors.forename: V M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Marsh
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Greenwood
mesh_terms: D000886:Anthropometry; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003201:Computers; D005714:Gambia; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008331:Management Information Systems; D008838:Microcomputers; D010349:Patient Compliance; D011055:Poliovirus Vaccine, Oral / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011897:Random Allocation; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012400:Rotavirus Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012985:Software Design; D014765:Viral Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage*
chemical_list: D011055:Poliovirus Vaccine, Oral; D014765:Viral Vaccines