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581492
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GBA3V8456b410711
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| Main Entry
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Fitzpatrick, Michael,1950-
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| Title & Author
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MMR and autism : : what parents need to know /\ Michael Fitzpatrick
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xiv, 218 pages :: illustrations ;; 22 cm
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| ISBN
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0415321786
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: 9780415321785
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: 0415321794
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: 9780415321792
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: 9780203299494
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: 0203299493
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 190-207) and index
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| Contents
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What parents need to know -- How the risk society turned on its own children -- The MMR debacle -- The trouble with vaccines -- Age of anxiety -- How parents turned against MMR -- Autism and parents -- Alternative autism -- The campaign against MMR -- The problem of junk science -- The Lancet paper -- Missing links -- The metamorphosis of Andrew Wakefield -- What doctors need to do
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| Abstract
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"Speculation that MMR - the combined vaccine against measles, mumps and rubella - may be a cause of autism in children has provoked fierce controversy and widespread anxiety." "Though medical opinion is overwhelmingly in favour of MMR, the campaign against the vaccine has made many parents worried and confused. Both professionals and parents struggle to cope with the resulting anxieties and fears and find it difficult to get a balanced account of the issues." "In MMR and Autism Michael Fitzpatrick, a general practitioner who is also the parent of an autistic child, explains why he believes the anti-MMR campaign is misguided in a way that will reassure parents considering vaccination and also relieve the continued anxieties of parents of autistic children. At the same time the book provides healthcare professionals and health studies students with an accessible overview of a contemporary health and media issue with significant policy implications."--Jacket
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Autism in children-- Great Britain
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Vaccination of infants-- Complications-- Great Britain
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Combined vaccines-- Great Britain-- Public opinion
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Combined vaccines-- Government policy-- Great Britain
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Autistic Disorder-- etiology-- Great Britain
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Infant-- Great Britain
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Mass Media-- Great Britain
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Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine-- adverse effects-- Great Britain
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Public Opinion-- Great Britain
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Vaccination-- Great Britain
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| Dewey Classification
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614.4708320941
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614.470941
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| LC Classification
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RJ506.A9F58 2004
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2004 I-768
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WM 203.5F559m 2004
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| Parallel Title
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Measles-mumps-rubella vaccine and autism
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