Autism and measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine: No epidemiological evidence for a causal association

Lancet

Volumn 353, Issue 9169, 1999, Pages 2026-2029

  Taylor, Brent ^a   Miller, Elizabeth ^b   Farrington, C Paddy ^c   Petropoulos, Maria Christina ^a   Favot Mayaud, Isabelle ^a   Li, Jun ^b   Waight, Pauline A ^b  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VACCINATION;

EID: 0033549334     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(99)01239-8     Document Type: Article

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