Risk factors for infant mortality in a municipality in southern Brazil: a comparison of two cohorts using hierarchical analysis Fatores de risco para mortalidade infantil em município do Sul do Brasil: comparação de duas coortes em análise hierarquizada

• Main Authors: Hellen Geremias dos Santos (Author), Selma Maffei de Andrade (Author), Ana Maria Rigo Silva (Author), Wladithe Organ de Carvalho (Author), Arthur Eumann Mesas (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This study compared risk factors for infant mortality in 2000-2001 and 2007-2008 in Londrina, Paraná State, Brazil. Data on live births and infant deaths were linked in a single database, and a hierarchical regression model was used. Distal risk factors for infant mortality in 2000-2001 were matern...