gbsdat: Data on influenza vaccine and GBS

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Data on influenza vaccine and GBS

Description

The data comprise days (day 1 is 1st October 2010) at seasonal influenza vaccination and at onset of Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) in Italy, gathered in the 2010-2011 influenza season. There are 174 cases from Galeotti (2013). Times have been jittered.

Usage

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Format

A data frame containing 174 rows and 6 columns. The column names are 'case' (individual identifier), 'sta' (the first day of the observation period), 'end' (the last day of the observation period), 'gbs' (day of GBS onset), 'flu' (day of influenza vaccination), 'sage' (age in years on day 1, 1st October 2010).

References

Galeotti, F., M. Massari, R. D'Alessandro, E. Beghi, A. Chio, G. Logroscino, G. Filippini, M. D. Benedetti, M. Pugliatti, C. Santiccio, and R. Raschetti (2013). Risk of Guillain-Barre syndrome after 2010-2011 influenza vaccination. European Journal of Epidemiology 28 (5), 433-444.


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