Autism's False Prophets

Columbia University Press, 2010-03-29. 1. paperback. Used: Good.

New York: Columbia University Press, 2008. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), minimal edgewear. 298 pp. An American expert on vaccines challenges the modern-day false prophets who have so egregiously misled the public and exposes the opportunism of the lawyers, journalists, celebrities, and politicians who support them. Offit recounts the history of autism research and… Read more about this item

Paperback / softback. New. "With a new preface by the author"--Cover.

Hardback. Very Good.

Hardback. New. A London researcher was the first to assert that the combination measles-mumps-rubella vaccine known as MMR caused autism in children. Following this "discovery," a handful of parents declared that a mercury-containing preservative in several vaccines was responsible for the disease. If mercury caused autism, they reasoned, eliminating it from a child's system should treat the disorder.… Read more about this item

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