Vaccines and autism: evidence does not support a causal association.
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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.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics
دوره 82 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2007