Statistical methodology for the evaluation of vaccine efficacy in a phase III multi-centre trial of the RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine in African children
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- 4 August 2011
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Malaria Journal
- Vol. 10 (1) , 222
Abstract
There has been much debate about the appropriate statistical methodology for the evaluation of malaria field studies and the challenges in interpreting data arising from these trials.Keywords
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