In 1998, research conducted by Wakefield and colleagues was published that suggested vaccinations cause autism. The study was retracted from the journal years later because:
a) the study was not peer-reviewed.
b) the results of the study were fabricated.
c) autism was not operationally defined.
d) the study did not include statistics.
Ans: b) the results of the study were fabricated
Psychology
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