Immunization safety review : thimerosal-containing vaccines and neurodevelopmental disorders / / Kathleen Stratton, Alicia Gable, and Marie C. McCormick, editors ; Immunization Safety Review Committee, Board on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Institute of Medicine

• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C. ; ; [Great Britain], : National Academy Press, c2001
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (136 p.)
• Disciplina: 614.593
• Soggetto topico: Vaccination - Complications; Developmental disabilities - Etiology; Organomercury compounds - Toxicology
• Altri autori: StrattonKathleen R GableAlicia McCormickMarie C
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: IMMUNIZATION SAFETY REVIEW -- Copyright -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- PLAUSIBILITY ASSESSMENT -- Biological Plausibility -- Causality -- SIGNIFICANCE ASSESSMENT -- PUBLIC HEALTH RESPONSE -- Policy Review and Analysis -- Public Health and Biomedical Research -- Epidemiological Research -- Clinical Research -- Basic Science Research -- Communications -- SUMMARY -- REFERENCES -- Immunization Safety Review: Thimerosal-Containing Vaccines and Neurodevelopmental Disorders -- ORIGINS OF THE IMMUNIZATION SAFETY REVIEW PROJECT -- THE CHARGE TO THE COMMITTEE -- THE STUDY PROCESS -- THE FRAMEWORK FOR ASSESSING CAUSALITY -- UNDER REVIEW: THIMEROSAL-CONTAINING VACCINES AND NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS -- Thimerosal in Vaccines -- Neurodevelopmental Disorders -- Autism -- Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) -- Speech or Language Delay -- PLAUSIBILITY ASSESSMENT -- Evidence Regarding Association: Biological Plausibility -- Mercury Toxicokinetics -- Comparisons of Ethylmercury and Methylmercury -- Health Effects of High-Dose Exposures to Thimerosal, Ethylmercury, and Methylmercury -- Health Effects of Low-Dose Exposures to Thimerosal and Methylmercury -- Investigations Related to Mercury and Heavy Metals in Children with Autism -- Application of Methylmercury Exposure Guidelines to Thimerosal Exposure from Vaccines -- Biological Plausibility Argument -- Evidence Regarding Association: Case Reports, Case Series, and Uncontrolled and Controlled Epidemiological Studies -- Case Reports and Case Series -- Epidemiological Studies -- CAUSALITY ARGUMENT -- SIGNIFICANCE ASSESSMENT -- Concern Regarding Neurodevelopmental Disorders -- Continued Exposure to Thimerosal -- Use of Thimerosal-Containing Vaccines in Other Countries -- Confusion from Changes in Hepatitis B Immunization Policy -- Trust in the Safety of Vaccines -- Conclusion. ; RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING THE PUBLIC HEALTH RESPONSE -- Policy Review and Analysis -- Public Health and Biomedical Research -- Epidemiological Studies -- Clinical Studies -- Basic Science Studies -- Communications -- SUMMARY -- REFERENCES -- Appendix A Immunization Safety Review: Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine and Autism Executive Summary -- OVERVIEW OF THE IMMUNIZATION SAFETY REVIEW PROJECT -- THE HYPOTHESIZED RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MMR AND AUTISM -- PLAUSIBILITY ASSESSMENT -- SIGNIFICANCE ASSESSMENT -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- Public Health Response -- Policy Review -- Research Regarding MMR and ASD -- Communications -- General and Crosscutting Issues -- SUMMARY -- REFERENCES -- Appendix B Monday, July 16, 2001 Meeting Agenda -- Appendix C Thimerosal Content in Licensed Vaccines -- Appendix D Immunization Safety Review Committee Biosketches -- Board on Health Promotion Disease Prevention Liaison.
• Titolo autorizzato: Immunization safety review
• ISBN: 0-309-17037-0; 1-280-18418-3; 9786610184187; 0-309-56573-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910827873703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Compass series (Washington, D.C.)