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. 2018 Feb 1;2018(2):CD004876. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004876.pub4

Aymard 1979b.

Study characteristics
Methods Authors investigated an outbreak in a geriatric hospital in France during the 1977 to 1978 influenza season.
Participants 155 nursing home residents (85 treated and 70 controls, all included in the analysis)
Interventions Bivalent parenteral vaccine: A/Vic/3/75; B/HK/1/73. Vaccine strains did not match circulating strains.
Outcomes Disease and deaths without further specifications.
Notes Part of a surveillance study conducted in several communities; poor description of methods; circulating strains were mostly A/Tex/1/77 like
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Unclear risk D ‐ Not used