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Science 17 April 1981:
Vol. 212. no. 4492, pp. 349 - 351
DOI: 10.1126/science.7209535
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Science, Vol 212, Issue 4492, 349-351
Copyright © 1981 by American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Aerial spraying of 2,4,5-T and human birth malformations: an epidemiological investigation

JA Hanify, P Metcalf, CL Nobbs, and KJ Worsley

An investigation of the rate of birth malformations in the Northland region of New Zealand provides no evidence to associate spraying of 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid with the occurrence of any malformation of the central nervous system, including spina bifida. A statistically significant association between spray and malformation is found in the case of talipes. Whether this association indicates a causal relation remains to be established.


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