Prevalence of Autism and Parentally Reported Triggers in a North East London Population.(Brief Article)

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry,  January, 2004  

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Prevalence of Autism and Parentally Reported Triggers in a North East London Population R. Lingam, A. Simmons, N. Andrews, E. Miller, J. Stowe, B. Taylor

Background: The recorded prevalence of autistic spectrum disorders has risen over recent decades. Measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine has been blamed, by causing a "new variant" form of "regressive autism" associated with "autistic enterocolitis." Aims: To estimate the prevalence of autism and to assess any changes in parental perception regarding the onset or causes of autism. Methods and ...

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