Infant mortality and low birth weight in cities of Northeastern and Southeastern Brazil Mortalidade infantil e baixo peso ao nascer em cidades do Nordeste e Sudeste, Brasil
OBJECTIVE: To compare estimates of low birth weight (LBW), preterm birth, small for gestational age (SGA), and infant mortality in two birth cohorts in Brazil. METHODS: The two cohorts were performed during the 1990s, in São Luís, located in a less developed area in Northeastern Brazil, and Ribeirão...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Universidade de São Paulo
2003-12-01
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Series: | Revista de Saúde Pública |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102003000600002 |