The MMR debate: A review of the Primary Evidence.

Contents Abstract                                                                        Page 3 Autism                                                                                 Pages 4-7 The Measles Mumps and Rubella (MMR) Vaccine                           Pages 8-10 Evidence Supporting the Link Between MMR and Autism                  Pages 11-12 Evidence Abolishing the Link Between MMR and Autism                  Pages 13-19 Conclusions                                                                        Pages 20-21 References                                                                        Pages 22-23 Acknowledgements                                                               Page 24 Abstract Considerable concern has been generated as a result of the publication of a paper in 1998 by Andrew Wakefield and colleagues, who postulated an association between autism and childhood immunisation with the …

…thank Maggie McGonigle for all her advice and help throughout my writing as well as Brent Taylor who kindly gave me some personal feedback on his work and the work of others, and who also suggested a number of articles, which I have used in the review. My biggest thank you is to Lloyd Allanson for the wonderful insights he has given me into the world of autism, and whose drawings feature on the cover.