| dc.rights.license | CC-BY-NC-ND | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Bots, Sophie | |
| dc.contributor.author | Sellathurai, Vithuran | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-10-16T23:02:05Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-10-16T23:02:05Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2025 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://studenttheses.uu.nl/handle/20.500.12932/50580 | |
| dc.description.abstract | In this systematic review, the methodological quality of published observational studies evaluating risk of Bell’s palsy following COVID-19 vaccination was assessed, the
heterogeneity across studies addressing similar questions was characterized, and finally, the sources of heterogeneity, focussing on the impact of study design specification, was investigated. | |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Utrecht University | |
| dc.language.iso | EN | |
| dc.subject | In my thesis I discussed the assessed methodological quality of published observational
studies evaluating risk of Bell’s palsy following COVID-19 vaccination, and characterized the
heterogeneity across studies addressing similar questions. Finally, I investigated sources of heterogeneity, focussing on the impact of study design specification. | |
| dc.title | Quality of and methodological heterogeneity in COVID-19 vaccine safety studies - Case study of Bell's palsy safety signal | |
| dc.type.content | Master Thesis | |
| dc.rights.accessrights | Open Access | |
| dc.subject.keywords | Bell's palsy; COVID-19; methodological quality; heterogeneity | |
| dc.subject.courseuu | Science and Business Management | |
| dc.thesis.id | 54761 | |
