Re: Profile of suspected MSBP perpetrators -Reply

["Joan (Jody) Crowley" <jcrowley@xxxxxxxx>]

> The point I was making in respect of Dr Scheibner's dicta is the alleged
> use of MSBP as a weapon against complaining parents - which appeared in
> 1998 - rather than her standing in the pro-anti-vaccination debate.
> 
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> One study in the Lancet in 1995 demonstrated a causal relationship
> between MMR and ITP which (apparently) was not perceived prior to an
> experimental positive reporting system showing a 5 fold under-reporting of
> the condition.

Could people please spell out their acronyms?  I figure that MSBP is 
Munchausen's Syndrome by Proxy, and MMR might be measles, mumps and 
rubella vaccine, but I'm clueless about ITP.  Another author refered to dx, 
which someone might not know is an abbreviation for diagnosis.  Clarity helps. 
 

Thanks, 
Jody Crowley

Joan (Jody) Crowley
Assistant Professor
Department of Criminal Justice
New Mexico State University
Box 30001, Dept 3487
Las Cruces, NM 88003-0001
505-646-5376