Risk factors for perinatal mortality in an urban area of Southern Brazil, 1993 Fatores de risco para mortalidade perinatal em Pelotas, RS, 1993

INTRODUCTION: Although there was a considerable reduction in infant mortality in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul in the last decade, its perinatal causes were reduced only by 28%. The associated factors of these causes were analised. MATERIAL AND METHOD: All hospital births and perinatal deaths were asse...

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Main Authors: Ana M. B. Menezes, Fernando C. Barros, Cesar G. Victora, Elaine Tomasi, Ricardo Halpern, André L. B. Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 1998-06-01
Series:Revista de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89101998000300002