Secular trends in the rate of low birth weight in Brazilian State Capitals in the period 1996 to 2010 Tendencia secular de la tasa de bajo peso al nacer en las capitales brasileñas de 1996 a 2010 Tendência secular da taxa de baixo peso ao nascer nas capitais brasileiras de 1996 a 2010

• Main Authors: Helma Jane Ferreira Veloso (Author), Antônio Augusto Moura da Silva (Author), Marco Antônio Barbieri (Author), Marcelo Zubarán Goldani (Author), Fernando Lamy Filho (Author), Vanda Maria Ferreira Simões (Author), Rosângela Fernandes Lucena Batista (Author), Maria Teresa S. S. Britto e Alves (Author), Heloísa Bettiol (Author)
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• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Secular trends in rates of low birth weight in Brazilian state capital cities were evaluated for the period 1996 to 2010 using joinpoint regression models. The rates were calculated using data from the Live Births Information System. Newborns weighing less than 500g were excluded. Only data for capi...