EP-06

Describe the purpose and design of the Verstraeten et al study Safety of Thimerosal-Containing Vaccines: A Two-Phased Study of Computerized Health Maintenance Organization briefly.  Describe how well the article meets the criteria for causality (see presentation and “Hill’s criteria):

· Strength

· Consistency

· Specificity

· Temporality

· Biological Gradient

· Plausibility

· Coherence

Based on your critique, do you agree with the author’s conclusions? Does exposure to thimersol via vaccines cause adverse neurological outcomes?

Rubric

Critique