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Re:Jack the Ripper letters written by the same person, foren... by snowpanda on Wednesday January 31, 2018 @06:58AM (#16273188)
Which paper are we talking about? (Would like to read it).
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Re:Jack the Ripper letters written by the same person, foren... by fnord123 on Wednesday January 31, 2018 @07:03AM (#16273209)
Wakefield AJ, Murch SH, Anthony A, Linnell J, Casson DM, Malik M, et al. Ileal-lymphoid-nodular hyperplasia, non-specific colitis, and pervasive developmental disorder in children. Lancet. 1998;351:637–41.

Recap:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3136032/

In 1998, Andrew Wakefield and 12 of his colleagues[1] published a case series in the Lancet, which suggested that the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine may predispose to behavioral regression and pervasive developmental disorder in children. Despite the small sample size (n=12), the uncontrolled design, and the speculative nature of the conclusions, the paper received wide publicity, and MMR vaccination rates began to drop because parents were concerned about the risk of autism after vaccination.[2]

Link to actual paper: https://ac.els-cdn.com/S0140673697110960/1-s2.0-S01406736971...

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Re:Jack the Ripper letters written by the same person, foren... by snowpanda on Wednesday January 31, 2018 @09:03AM (#16273853)
Thank you!
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