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Vaccines and Autism: Evidence Does Not Support a Causal Association
Author(s) -
DeStefano F
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
clinical pharmacology and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.941
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1532-6535
pISSN - 0009-9236
DOI - 10.1038/sj.clpt.6100407
Subject(s) - autism , association (psychology) , suspect , measles , scientific evidence , rubella , mmr vaccine , medicine , thimerosal , psychology , immunology , psychiatry , vaccination , psychotherapist , criminology , philosophy , epistemology , dermatology
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.