Open AccessAssociation between Agent Orange and birth defects: systematic review and meta-analysis
Author(s) -
Anh Ngo,
Richard Taylor,
Christine L. Roberts,
Tuan V. Nguyen
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
international journal of epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406
H-Index - 208
eISSN - 1464-3685
pISSN - 0300-5771
DOI - 10.1093/ije/dyl038
Subject(s) - funnel plot , publication bias , meta analysis , agent orange , vietnamese , confidence interval , medicine , relative risk , orange (colour) , study heterogeneity , demography , biology , linguistics , philosophy , archaeology , sociology , horticulture , history
The association between parental exposure to Agent Orange or dioxin and birth defects is controversial, due to inconsistent findings in the literature. The principal aim of this study was to conduct a meta-analysis of relevant epidemiological studies that examined this association and to assess the heterogeneity among studies.
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