Figure 3.
Quality and impact factor of Canadian economic evaluations of vaccines. The temporal trends in (A) mean quality score and (B) 5-year impact factor of the 42 publications from 1993-2012 identified in this study. Also presented are the average (C) quality score and (D) 5-year impact factor of the studies grouped by funding source. Quality scores were determined by an expert panel evaluating the clinical and epidemiological evidence, mathematical model, and economic analyses performed in each publication. Note: error bars denote the range of scores for a given year or funding source.