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Immunization safety review : thimerosal-containing vaccines and neurodevelopmental disorders / Kathleen Stratton, Alicia Gable, and Marie C. McCormick, editors ; Immunization Safety Review Committee, Board on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Institute of Medicine.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Compass series (Washington, D.C.)
- The Compass series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Vaccination--Complications.
- Vaccination.
- Developmental disabilities--Etiology.
- Developmental disabilities.
- Organomercury compounds--Toxicology.
- Organomercury compounds.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (136 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. ; [Great Britain] : National Academy Press, c2001.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In this report, the Immunization Safety Review committee examines the hypothesis of whether or not the use of vaccines containing the preservative thimerosal can cause neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs), specifically autism, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and speech or language delay.
- Contents:
- IMMUNIZATION SAFETY REVIEW
- Copyright
- Acknowledgments
- Contents
- Executive Summary
- PLAUSIBILITY ASSESSMENT
- Biological Plausibility
- Causality
- SIGNIFICANCE ASSESSMENT
- PUBLIC HEALTH RESPONSE
- Policy Review and Analysis
- Public Health and Biomedical Research
- Epidemiological Research
- Clinical Research
- Basic Science Research
- Communications
- SUMMARY
- REFERENCES
- Immunization Safety Review: Thimerosal-Containing Vaccines and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- ORIGINS OF THE IMMUNIZATION SAFETY REVIEW PROJECT
- THE CHARGE TO THE COMMITTEE
- THE STUDY PROCESS
- THE FRAMEWORK FOR ASSESSING CAUSALITY
- UNDER REVIEW: THIMEROSAL-CONTAINING VACCINES AND NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS
- Thimerosal in Vaccines
- Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Autism
- Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Speech or Language Delay
- Evidence Regarding Association: Biological Plausibility
- Mercury Toxicokinetics
- Comparisons of Ethylmercury and Methylmercury
- Health Effects of High-Dose Exposures to Thimerosal, Ethylmercury, and Methylmercury
- Health Effects of Low-Dose Exposures to Thimerosal and Methylmercury
- Investigations Related to Mercury and Heavy Metals in Children with Autism
- Application of Methylmercury Exposure Guidelines to Thimerosal Exposure from Vaccines
- Biological Plausibility Argument
- Evidence Regarding Association: Case Reports, Case Series, and Uncontrolled and Controlled Epidemiological Studies
- Case Reports and Case Series
- Epidemiological Studies
- CAUSALITY ARGUMENT
- Concern Regarding Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Continued Exposure to Thimerosal
- Use of Thimerosal-Containing Vaccines in Other Countries
- Confusion from Changes in Hepatitis B Immunization Policy
- Trust in the Safety of Vaccines
- Conclusion.
- RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING THE PUBLIC HEALTH RESPONSE
- Clinical Studies
- Basic Science Studies
- Appendix A Immunization Safety Review: Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine and Autism Executive Summary
- OVERVIEW OF THE IMMUNIZATION SAFETY REVIEW PROJECT
- THE HYPOTHESIZED RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MMR AND AUTISM
- RECOMMENDATIONS
- Public Health Response
- Policy Review
- Research Regarding MMR and ASD
- General and Crosscutting Issues
- Appendix B Monday, July 16, 2001 Meeting Agenda
- Appendix C Thimerosal Content in Licensed Vaccines
- Appendix D Immunization Safety Review Committee Biosketches
- Board on Health Promotion Disease Prevention Liaison.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9786610184187
- 9780309170376
- 0309170370
- 9781280184185
- 1280184183
- 9780309565738
- 0309565731
- OCLC:
- 57005524
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