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Vaccines and autism: Evidence does not support a causal association
DeStefano, F. (2007). Vaccines and autism: Evidence does not support a causal association. Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 82(6), 756-759. https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.clpt.6100407
A suggested association between certain childhood vaccines and autism has been one of the most contentious vaccine safety controversies in recent years. Despite compelling scientific evidence against a causal association, many parents and parent advocacy groups continue to suspect that vaccines, particularly measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine and thimerosal-containing vaccines (TCVs), can cause autism