Media reports of links between mmr and autism: A discourse analysis

British Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 194-199

  O'Dell, Lindsay ^a   Brownlow, Charlotte ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BEDFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autism; Media reporting; MMR

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847789116     PISSN: 13544187     EISSN: 14683156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1354-4187.2005.00304.x     Document Type: Article

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