Credibility battles in the autism litigation

Social Studies of Science

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 237-261

  Kirkland, Anna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

credibility; expert testimony; MMR autism hypothesis; thimerosal autism controversy; vaccine injury compensation court; vaccines

Indexed keywords

MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE; PRESERVATIVE; THIOMERSAL;

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHILD; CONFLICT; EXPERT WITNESS; HUMAN; JURISPRUDENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOCIAL JUSTICE; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; DISSENT AND DISPUTES; EXPERT TESTIMONY; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; JURISPRUDENCE; MEASLES-MUMPS-RUBELLA VACCINE; PRESERVATIVES, PHARMACEUTICAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIAL JUSTICE; THIMEROSAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84858208996     PISSN: 03063127     EISSN: 14603659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306312711435832     Document Type: Article

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