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- Title
Thimerosal exposure in infants and developmental disorders: a prospective cohort study in the United kingdom does not support a causal association.
- Authors
Heron, Jon; Golding, Jean; ALSPAC Study Team
- Abstract
There is an established link between exposure to mercury and impaired childhood cognitive development and early motor skills. Thimerosal (also known as thiomersal), a preservative used in a number of children's vaccines, contains ethylmercury (an organic compound of mercury), and there has been concern that this exposure to mercury may be of some detriment to young children. The aim of this research was to test in a large United Kingdom population-based cohort whether there is any evidence to justify such concerns.
- Publication
Pediatrics, 2004, Vol 114, Issue 3, p577
- ISSN
1098-4275
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1542/peds.2003-1176-L