ArticleBMJ (Clinical research ed.)2011
Wakefield's article linking MMR vaccine and autism was fraudulent.
Article in BMJ (Clinical research ed.), 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 131 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
What it found
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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
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Who cites it
131 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Factors that influence parents' and informal caregivers' views and practices regarding routine childhood vaccination: a qualitative evidence synthesis.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
- Parents' and informal caregivers' views and experiences of communication about routine childhood vaccination: a synthesis of qualitative evidence.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017Pooled it
- Acupuncture for autism spectrum disorders (ASD).The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2011Pooled it
- Biomedical doctoral students' research practices when facing dilemmas: two vignette-based randomized control trials.Scientific reports · 2023Trial
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- Fraud in a population-based study of headache: prevention, detection and correction.The journal of headache and pain · 2014Trial
- Reasons for receiving or not receiving HPV vaccination in primary schoolgirls in Tanzania: a case control study.PloS one · 2012Trial
- Trends in Selective Childhood Measles-Mumps-Rubella (MMR) Vaccine Nonreceipt Surrounding the MMR-Autism Controversy: National Immunization Survey Analyses, 1996-2019.Journal of community health · 2026Article
- Truth, tone, and trust: integrating an AI exercise to foster responsible science communication in a graduate biomedical science course.Journal of microbiology & biology education · 2026Article
- Parental Vaccine Hesitancy in the Post-COVID-19 Era: Results from a Cross-Sectional Survey in the United States, 2025.Vaccines · 2026Article
- Identifying and mitigating bias in multiple aspects of modern clinical research.Communications medicine · 2026Review
- Parental hesitancy and refusal toward routine childhood vaccination after the COVID-19 vaccination period: a cross-sectional study.BMC primary care · 2026Article
- Charting and Sidestepping the Pitfalls of Disproportionality Analysis.Drug safety · 2026Review
- Paracetamol in pregnancy: Navigating clinical uncertainty and avoiding the communication pitfalls of the "measles, mumps, and rubella" - autism controversy: A narrative review.EXCLI journal · 2026Review
- CME Expects Transparency and Independence in Research Studies.Journal of CME · 2026Article
- Anti-Rubella antibodies seroprevalence among pregnant women in South-Western Romania.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Scientific breakthroughs in the COVID-19 era: embracing Ernst Mayr towards an epistemic renewal of Medicine.Einstein (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2026Article
- Comprehensive bibliometric analysis of characteristics, patterns, and causes of retractions in pediatric literature.European journal of pediatrics · 2025Review
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- The importance of rigor in pharmacy research: Challenges and solutions.Research in social & administrative pharmacy : RSAP · 2025Article
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