How the case against the MMR vaccine was fixed

2011/01/05 by B. Deer · 2 citations
Social Sciences · Neuroscience · Medicine · #Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy #Autism Spectrum Disorder Research #Virology and Viral Diseases #MMR vaccine #Measles #Rubella #Virology #Autism #Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine #Medicine #Vaccination #Psychiatry

paper · doi:10.1136/bmj.c5347

openalex publication_date 2011/01/05 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/30

Abstract

In the first part of a special <i>BMJ</i> series, <b>Brian Deer</b> exposes the bogus data behind claims that launched a worldwide scare over the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine, and reveals how the appearance of a link with autism was manufactured at a London medical school

Citations

• Evaluation, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Gastrointestinal Disorders in Individuals With ASDs: A Consensus Report

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• Facilitating Middle School Students’ Reasoning About Vaccines
• Generation Rescue [wikipedia]

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