Case-control study on infant mortality in Southern Brazil

• Main Authors: Mendes Karina Giane (Author), Olinto Maria Teresa Anselmo (Author), Costa Juvenal Soares Dias da (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: To identify risk factors associated with infant mortality and, more specifically, with neonatal mortality. METHODS: A case-control study was carried out in the municipality of Caxias do Sul, Southern Brazil. Characteristics of prenatal care and causes of mortality were assessed for all li...