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Vaccines and autism: a preliminary qualitative study on the beliefs of concerned mothers in Italy.

International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being - 1 Dec 2020

Pivetti Monica, Melotti Giannino, Mancini Claudia

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Purpose: While a large body of evidence has shown that the administration of the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine is not associated with an increased risk of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a hesitant attitude towards childhood vaccination is still present among the public. In this study, we aim to investigate the mothers' perceptions of the cause of their child's ASD in order to increase our understanding of...

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PMID: 32298221
DOI: 10.1080/17482631.2020.1754086
PMCID: PMC7178877

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