Study: Pervasive Developmental Disorders in Montreal, Quebec, Canada: Prevalence and Links With Immunizations

Study: Pervasive Developmental Disorders in Montreal, Quebec, Canada: Prevalence and Links With Immunizations

Eric Fombonne, MD(a), Rita Zakarian, MEd(a), Andrew Bennett, PhD, CPsych(b), Linyan Meng, MSc(a) and Diane McLean-Heywood, MA(b)

(a)Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal Children's Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
(b) Lester B. Pearson School Board, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

The findings ruled out an association between pervasive developmental disorder and either high levels of ethylmercury exposure comparable with those experienced in the United States in the 1990s or 1- or 2-dose measles-mumps-rubella vaccinations.

Abstract at: http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/118/1/e139

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