[Bibliometric analysis of literatures on the oral poliomyelitis attenuated live vaccine mass immunization campaign in China].
OBJECTIVE
To explore the present situation on the strategy of oral polio vaccine (OPV) supplementary immunization for eliminating polio and to analyses new trends and directions of these studies in China.


METHODS
Literatures on the strategy of OPV supplementary immunization for eliminating polio in china from 1993-2007 were analysed by quantitative study.


RESULTS
279 papers were identified through searching papers, which were gradually increasing between 1993-2007. There were a group of active and talented authors whose papers were mainly distributed in Beijing, Guangdong, Shandong, Zhejiang province, etc. Most of papers were published in Chinese journal of vaccines and immunization, Chinese journal of public health, Chinese journal of epidemiology, etc. The review on the OPV supplementary immunization, monitoring the GMT and maintaining the progress of free-polio, etc. were involved.


CONCLUSIONS
There were also problems on the imbalance of the region distribution, the limitation of institution, the lower level of study methods and the insufficient study content about the strategy of OPV supplementary immunization. The coorporation between CDC and the medicine institution should be conducted. It is very important to evaluate the cost-effective and the methods of the strategy of OPV supplementary immunization.
Zhang
Li
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Guizhou Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guiyang 550004, Guizhou, China.
Luan
Rong-sheng
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D015706:Bibliometrics; D002681:China; D006801:Humans; D032541:Mass Vaccination; D011051:Poliomyelitis / Q000276:immunology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011055:Poliovirus Vaccine, Oral / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000276:immunology; D011159:Population Surveillance; D014613:Vaccines, Attenuated / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000276:immunology
D011055:Poliovirus Vaccine, Oral; D014613:Vaccines, Attenuated