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. 2013 Jul 16;8(7):e70003. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0070003

Table 1. Keywords used to include studies in the literature review and to allocate studies to the relevant issue according to the WHO Vaccination Introduction Guidelines.

Key issues as per the WHO Vaccine Introduction Guidelines Keywords used to classify studies to these issues
Public health priority Priority, perception, Millennium Development Goals
Disease burden Burden, incidence, prevalence, hospitalization, impact, mortality, cost, deaths, epidemiology, characteristic, etiology
Efficacy, quality and safety Vaccine, efficacy, quality, safety, effectiveness, adverse event, standards, clinical trial
Other inventions Antiviral, non-pharmaceutical
Economic and financial issues Economic, budget, finance, funding, sustainability, cost-effectiveness, affordability, fiscal impact
Vaccine presentation Presentation, formulation, dose
Supply availability Supply, availability, manufacture, procurement, introduction strategy
Programmatic strength Delivery, National Immunization Programme
Key issues as per the WHO Vaccine Introduction Guidelines Keywords used to classify studies to these issues
Public health priority Priority, perception, Millennium Development Goals
Disease burden Burden, incidence, prevalence, hospitalization, impact, mortality, cost, deaths, epidemiology, characteristic, etiology
Efficacy, quality and safety Vaccine, efficacy, quality, safety, effectiveness, adverse event, standards, clinical trial
Other inventions Antiviral, non-pharmaceutical
Economic and financial issues Economic, budget, finance, funding, sustainability, cost-effectiveness, affordability, fiscal impact
Vaccine presentation Presentation, formulation, dose
Supply availability Supply, availability, manufacture, procurement, introduction strategy
Programmatic strength Delivery, National Immunization Programme