Journal Watch - Columns-Drugs & Supplements - September 2003

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1 RELATED DRUG: Thimerosal

ARTICLE: Thimerosal and the Occurrence of Autism: Negative Ecological Evidence from Danish Population-Based Study

SUMMARY: Researchers examined whether the discontinuation of thimerosal-containing vaccines in Denmark led to a decrease in the incidence of autism. The investigators analyzed data from the Danish Psychiatric Central Research Register recording all psychiatric admissions since 1971, and all outpatient contacts in psychiatric departments in Denmark since 1995. The population of the study consisted of 956 children who were between two and 10 years old and were diagnosed with autism between 1971 and 2000. According to the study, …