Vaccine hesitancy: contemporary issues and historical background

RF Nuwarda, I Ramzan, L Weekes, V Kayser - Vaccines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Vaccination, despite being recognized as one of the most effective primary public health
measures, is viewed as unsafe and unnecessary by an increasing number of individuals …

Vaccine hesitancy, vaccine refusal and the anti-vaccine movement: influence, impact and implications

E Dubé, M Vivion, NE MacDonald - Expert review of vaccines, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Despite being recognized as one of the most successful public health measures, vaccination
is perceived as unsafe and unnecessary by a growing number of parents. Anti-vaccination …

Measles, mumps, rubella vaccination and autism: a nationwide cohort study

A Hviid, JV Hansen, M Frisch… - Annals of internal medicine, 2019 - acpjournals.org
Background: The hypothesized link between the measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) vaccine
and autism continues to cause concern and challenge vaccine uptake. Objective: To …

Vaccines are not associated with autism: an evidence-based meta-analysis of case-control and cohort studies

LE Taylor, AL Swerdfeger, GD Eslick - Vaccine, 2014 - Elsevier
There has been enormous debate regarding the possibility of a link between childhood
vaccinations and the subsequent development of autism. This has in recent times become a …

Pilot study of probiotic/colostrum supplementation on gut function in children with autism and gastrointestinal symptoms

MR Sanctuary, JN Kain, SY Chen, K Kalanetra… - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Over half of all children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) have gastrointestinal (GI) co-
morbidities including chronic constipation, diarrhea, and irritable bowel syndrome. The …

Environmental factors influencing the risk of autism

P Karimi, E Kamali, SM Mousavi… - Journal of Research in …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Autism is a developmental disability with age of onset in childhood (under 3 years old),
which is characterized by definite impairments in social interactions, abnormalities in …

Vaccines for measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella in children

C Di Pietrantonj, A Rivetti, P Marchione… - Cochrane Database …, 2020 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella (chickenpox) are serious diseases that
can lead to serious complications, disability, and death. However, public debate over the …

RETRACTED: Ileal-lymphoid-nodular hyperplasia, non-specific colitis, and pervasive developmental disorder in children

AJ Wakefield, SH Murch, A Anthony, J Linnell… - The lancet, 1998 - thelancet.com
Background We investigated a consecutive series of children with chronic enterocolitis and
regressive developmental disorder. Methods 12 children (mean age 6 years [range 3–10] …

Wakefield's article linking MMR vaccine and autism was fraudulent

F Godlee, J Smith, H Marcovitch - Bmj, 2011 - bmj.com
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Evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of gastrointestinal disorders in individuals with ASDs: a consensus report

T Buie, DB Campbell, GJ Fuchs III, GT Furuta… - …, 2010 - publications.aap.org
Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are common and clinically heterogeneous
neurodevelopmental disorders. Gastrointestinal disorders and associated symptoms are …