MMR Vaccine
MMR vaccination not associated with developmental disorders
Published in Vaccine Weekly, November 3rd, 2004
Concern that measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccination might cause autism has led to a fall in vaccine coverage. We investigated whether MMR vaccination is associated with an increased risk of autism or other pervasive developmental disorders. We did a matched case-control study using the UK General Practice Research Database. Cases were people born in 1973 or later who had first recorded diagnosis of pervasive developmental disorder while registered with a contributing general practice between 1987 and 2001. Controls were matched on age, sex, and general practice....
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Source: Vaccine Weekly (2004-11-03)
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