Microcomputer management of a vaccine trial

P Byass; P W Hanlon; L C Hanlon; V M Marsh; B M Greenwood

doi:10.1016/0010-4825(88)90045-5

Microcomputer management of a vaccine trial

Comput Biol Med. 1988;18(3):179-93. doi: 10.1016/0010-4825(88)90045-5.

Authors

P Byass¹, P W Hanlon, L C Hanlon, V M Marsh, B M Greenwood

Affiliation

¹ Medical Research Council Laboratories, Fajara, Banjul, The Gambia, West Africa.

PMID: 3293898
DOI: 10.1016/0010-4825(88)90045-5

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.

Publication types

Clinical Trial
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Anthropometry
Clinical Trials as Topic
Computers*
Gambia
Humans
Infant
Management Information Systems*
Microcomputers*
Patient Compliance
Poliovirus Vaccine, Oral / administration & dosage
Random Allocation
Retrospective Studies
Rotavirus Infections / prevention & control*
Software Design
Viral Vaccines / administration & dosage*

Substances

Poliovirus Vaccine, Oral
Viral Vaccines