Determinants of preterm birth: Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil, 2004 birth cohort Determinantes de nascimento pré-termo na coorte de nascimentos de 2004, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil

• Main Authors: Mariângela F. Silveira (Author), Cesar G. Victora (Author), Aluísio J. D. Barros (Author), Iná S. Santos (Author), Alicia Matijasevich (Author), Fernando C. Barros (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Prematurity is a leading cause of neonatal mortality and a global health problem that affects high, middle and low-income countries. Several factors may increase the risk of preterm birth. In this article, we test the hypothesis that different risk factors determine preterm birth in different income...