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Table 1 Example PubMed Search Strategy

From: Sex difference of pre- and post-natal exposure to six developmental neurotoxicants on intellectual abilities: a systematic review and meta-analysis of human studies

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1

neurotoxic* OR mercury OR PCB OR “polychlorinated biphenyl” OR PBDE OR “polybrominated diphenyl ethers” OR “flame retardants” OR phthalates OR OP OR organophosphates OR pesticides OR lead

2

cogniti* OR neurodev* OR intel* OR IQ

3

#1 AND #2