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Autism's False Prophets

Autism's False Prophets: Bad Science, Risky Medicine, and the Search for a Cure is a 2008 book by Paul Offit, a vaccine expert and chief of infectious diseases at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. The book focuses on the controversy surrounding the now-discredited link between vaccines and autism. The scientific consensus is that no convincing…

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Author
Paul Offit
Publication date
September 5, 2008; 17 years ago (2008-09-05)
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Dewey Decimal
618.92/85882 22
Language
English
LC Class
RJ506.A9 O34 2008

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Autism's False ProphetsPublisherColumbia University Press1.00infobox
Autism's False ProphetsSubjectAutism and vaccine controversy1.00infobox

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