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Competing Interests
The authors declare that they have no financial interests that had any bearing on any aspect of
the conduct or conclusions of the study and the submitted manuscript.
Author Contributions
AM designed the study, contributed to data analysis and interpretation, and drafted the paper.
BR designed the study, contributed to data collection, and edited the paper. AB contributed to
data analyses and edited the paper. BJ contributed to data analyses and editing. All authors
read and approved the final version of the paper.
Funding Sources
This study was supported by grants from Generation Rescue, Inc., and the Children’s Medical
Safety Research Institute, charitable organizations that support research on children’s health
and vaccine safety. The funders had no role or influence on the design and conduct of the
research or the preparation of reports.
Acknowledgments
The authors thank those who contributed comments, suggestions and financial support for the
project. We also thank the collaborating homeschool organizations and especially the mothers
who participated in the survey.
Disclaimer
This study, approved by the Institutional Review Board of Jackson State University, was
completed prior to Dr. Mawson’s tenure-track appointment at Jackson State University.
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