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Role of social media in research publicity and visibility
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2021, Social Science and MedicineCitation Excerpt :The large-scale elimination of some life-threating diseases as a result of the successful control of vaccine-preventable diseases has led to a fading out of the great risks associated with these diseases in collective memory; meanwhile, the risks of vaccination have gradually gained relatively more weight in cost-benefit considerations (Chen and DeStefano, 1998; Omer et al., 2009; Fefferman and Naumova, 2015).
Geographic and demographic correlates of autism-related anti-vaccine beliefs on Twitter, 2009-15
2017, Social Science and MedicineCitation Excerpt :Anti-vaccination beliefs represent diverse elements and characteristics in relation to vaccines, which manifest themselves in a wide range of negative attitudes ranging from being fully against vaccines to expressing hesitancy about them (Gust et al., 2005). These beliefs are driven by distrust of government/the pharmaceutical industry (Larson et al., 2014), lack of perceived need, and doubts about vaccine safety and potential side effects (Chen and DeStefano, 1998; Chen and Hibbs, 1998; Smailbegovic et al., 2003). Of particular interest are misconceptions linking preservatives in children's vaccines, especially thimerosal, to autism spectrum disorder [ASD; (Hviid et al., 2003)].
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