A broken trust: Lessons from the vaccine-autism wars

PLoS Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Gross, Liza ^a  

^a Public Library of Science ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B VACCINE; LIVE VACCINE; MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE; MERCURY; THIOMERSAL; VACCINE;

AUTISM; DRUG SAFETY; ENTEROPATHY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; IMMUNIZATION; INFECTION CONTROL; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; REVIEW; SCIENTIST; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION; ARTICLE; FEMALE; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC OPINION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; HUMANS; PARENTS; PUBLIC OPINION; SEX FACTORS; VACCINES;

EID: 66249147175     PISSN: 15449173     EISSN: 15457885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1000114     Document Type: Review

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