Vaccines and Autism: Evidence Does Not Support a Causal Association
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- 10 October 2007
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wiley in Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics
- Vol. 82 (6) , 756-759
Abstract
A suggested association between certain childhood vaccines and autism has been one of the most contentious vaccine safety controversies in recent years. Despite compelling scientific evidence against a causal association, many parents and parent advocacy groups continue to suspect that vaccines, particularly measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine and thimerosal-containing vaccines (TCVs), can cause autism.Keywords
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