Factores que afectan la absorción de la inmunización infantil: una síntesis bayesiana de la evidencia cualitativa y

Karen A Roberts1, Mary Dixon-Woods, Ray Fitzpatrick

  • 1Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK.

Lancet (London, England)
|November 22, 2002
PubMed
Resumen

La combinación de pruebas cualitativas y cuantitativas es crucial para comprender la absorción de la inmunización infantil. Este enfoque asegura una visión integral, evitando errores de política y mejorando las estrategias de salud pública para vacunas como sarampión, paperas y rubéola (MMR).

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