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Autism activists are behind a journal's decision to retract a paper claiming a preservative once routinely used in vaccines is responsible for the condition. Last October, Autoimmunity Reviews published online the draft of a paper by Dr Mark Geier. It reported on laboratory and clinical tests s...

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Published in:BMJ 2007-03, Vol.334 (7595), p.666-667
Main Author: Deer, Brian
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activists
Autism
Autistic children
Autistic disorder
Behavior disorders
Biological and medical sciences
Data collection
Drugs
Electronic mail systems
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Geier, Mark
General aspects
Medical journals
Medical sciences
Misrepresentation
Research universities
Researchers
Student research papers
Tracing paper
Treatment
Vaccination
Vaccines
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Summary:Autism activists are behind a journal's decision to retract a paper claiming a preservative once routinely used in vaccines is responsible for the condition. Last October, Autoimmunity Reviews published online the draft of a paper by Dr Mark Geier. It reported on laboratory and clinical tests suggesting that thiomersal, a mercury based preservative once routinely added to most vaccines, was the main culprit for a sharp rise in diagnoses of behavioral disorders.
ISSN:0959-8138
0959-8146
0959-535X
1468-5833
1756-1833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.39146.498785.BE