Urban social environment and low birth weight in 360 Latin American cities

• Main Authors: Santiago Rodríguez López (Author), Natalia Tumas (Author), Ana Ortigoza (Author), Amélia Augusta de Lima Friche (Author), Ana V. Diez-Roux (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Objective Using data compiled by the SALURBAL project (Urban Health in Latin America; 'Salud Urbana en América Latina') we quantified variability in low birth weight (LBW) across cities in Latin America, and evaluated the associations of socio-economic characteristics at various...