Infant mortality and low birth weight in cities of Northeastern and Southeastern Brazil

• Main Authors: Silva Antônio Augusto Moura da (Author), Bettiol Heloísa (Author), Barbieri Marco Antônio (Author), Ribeiro Valdinar Sousa (Author), Aragão Vânia Maria de Farias (Author), Brito Luiz Gustavo Oliveira (Author), Pereira Márcio Mendes (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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 Ribeir...