Autism's false prophets : bad science, risky medicine, and the search for a cure /

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A London researcher was the first to assert that the combination measles-mumps-rubella vaccine known as MMR caused autism in children. Following this ""discovery, "" a handful of parents declared that a mercury-containing preservative in several vaccines was responsible for the d...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Offit, Paul A. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York ; Chichester, West Sussex : Columbia University Press, 2010.
Edición:Paperback edition.
Temas:
Autism in children.
Autism > Etiology.
Medical misconceptions.
Fraud in science.
Vaccination.
Vaccines.
Autistic Disorder > etiology
Dissent and Disputes
Scientific Misconduct
Vaccination
Vaccines
Autistic Disorder
Autisme infantile.
Autisme > Étiologie.
Superstitions et médecine.
Fraude scientifique.
Vaccins.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Children's Health.
MEDICAL > Pediatrics.
MEDICAL > Health Care Delivery.
Fraud in science
Autism > Etiology
Autism in children
Medical misconceptions
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The tinderbox
  • Lighting the fuse
  • The implosion
  • A precautionary tale
  • Mercury rising
  • Mercury falling
  • Behind the mercury curtain
  • Science in court
  • Science and the media
  • Science and society
  • A place for autism
  • Epilogue: "Next, on Oprah."

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