The self-controlled case-series method was originally developed to investigate potential
associations between vaccines and adverse events, and is now commonly used for this …

The most common reason for rating up the quality of evidence is a large effect. GRADE
suggests considering rating up quality of evidence one level when methodologically …

IMPLICATIONS Scientists and organizations across the world spent a great deal of time and
money refuting the results of a minor paper in the Lancet and exposing the scientific fraud …

Building on the first part of this series regarding descriptive statistics, this paper
demonstrates why it is advantageous for radiographers to understand the role of inferential …

In 1998. Dr. Andrew Wakefield, a British gastroenterologist, described a new autism
phenotype called the regressive autism-enterocolitis syndrome triggered by environmental …

" This book provided an invaluable orientation to the grounding theoretical principles of
clinical health psychology, how this knowledge can be applied by psychologists in …

WHO DECIDES WHICH FACTS ARE TRUE? In 1998 Andrew Wakefield, a British
gastroenterologist with a history of self-promotion, published a paper with a shocking …

The measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) controversy provides an interesting case where, for
a short period of time, research publicized in the media, suggested a potential risk of serious …

" The Ziggurat Model," for individuals across the autism spectrum and across the lifespan, is
now even more fine-tuned for early intervention. This book presents a process and …

Background Parents who choose to selectively vaccinate or avoid vaccination for their
children may do so at risk of compromising relations with their family physician or …