Background Neural tube defects (NTDs) are congenital birth defects that occur in the central nervous system, and they have the highest incidence among all birth defects. Shanxi Province in China has t
The National Birth Defects Prevention Study (NBDPS) is a case-control study of birth defects conducted across 10 U.S. states. Researchers are interested in characterizing the etiologic role of materna
Breast milk samples collected during 2003−2005 from 82 first-time mothers in 24 communities located throughout California contained levels of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (∑tri-hexa (8)PBDEs; median
This Annex contains the calculations of the combined margin of exposure (MOET) for the risk characterisation of PBDEs related to the Update of the risk assessment of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PB
