Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9227676 | Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology | 2005 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Parents who refuse vaccinations reported less asthma and allergies in their unvaccinated children. Although this relationship was independent of measured confounders, it could be due to differences in other unmeasured lifestyle factors or systematic bias. Further research is needed to verify these results and investigate which exposures are driving the associations between vaccination refusal and allergic disease. The known benefits of vaccination currently outweigh the unproved risk of allergic disease.
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Authors
Rachel PhD, Whitney MD, Faith PhD, Sally PhD, C. Lucy MD, Ronald C. MD, MPH, Victoria MD,