Immunization safety review : vaccines and autism /

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Imprint:Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2004.
Description:1 online resource (xiii, 199 pages) : illustrations
Language:English
Series:Online access: National Academy of Sciences National Academies Press.
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URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11133709
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Varying Form of Title:Vaccines and autism
Other authors / contributors:Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Board on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention.
Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Immunization Safety Review Committee.
ISBN:0309532752
9780309532754
030909237X
9780309092371
9786610176045
6610176043
1280176040
9781280176043
030909327X
9780309092371
Digital file characteristics:data file
Notes:Includes bibliographical references.
English.
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Other form:Print version: Immunization safety review. Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2004 030909237X 0309532752
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This eighth and final report of the Immunization Safety Review Committee examines the hypothesis that vaccines, specifically the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine and thimerosal-containing vaccines, are causally associated with autism. The committee reviewed the extant published and unpublished epidemiological studies regarding causality and studies of potential biologic mechanisms by which these immunizations might cause autism. Immunization Safety Review: Vaccines and Autism finds that the body of epidemiological evidence favors rejection of a causal relationship between thimerosal-containing vaccines and autism. The book further finds that potential biological mechanisms for vaccine-induced autism that have been generated to date are only theoretical. It recommends a public health response that fully supports an array of vaccine safety activities and recommends that available funding for autism research be channeled to the most promising areas. The book makes additional recommendations regarding surveillance and epidemiological research, clinical studies, and communication related to these vaccine safety concerns.

Physical Description:1 online resource (xiii, 199 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:0309532752
9780309532754
030909237X
9780309092371
9786610176045
6610176043
1280176040
9781280176043
030909327X