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Science 12 September 2003:
Vol. 301. no. 5639, pp. 1454 - 1455
DOI: 10.1126/science.301.5639.1454a
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EPIDEMIOLOGY:
Vaccine-Autism Link Dealt Blow

Erik Stokstad

Two new studies cast further doubt on the theory that a mercury-based preservative in vaccines causes autism. The findings are reassuring to the World Health Organization, which continues to recommend the use of small amounts of thimerosal to keep down the costs of essential vaccines.

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