Research practices must be changed to minimize fraud, deception
Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - 16:31
in Psychology & Sociology
In 1998, a study linking the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine to autism in children appeared in a respected medical journal. For a decade, the study grabbed headlines worldwide. Worried parents rejected the life-saving vaccine for their children and those with autistic children agonized that they allowed an injection that caused the condition.