Infant mortality trends in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, 1994-2004: a multilevel analysis of individual and community risk factors Tendência da mortalidade infantil no Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil, 1994-2004: uma análise multinível de fatores de risco individuais e contextuais

• Main Authors: Roselaine Ruviaro Zanini (Author), Anaelena Bragança de Moraes (Author), Elsa Regina Justo Giugliani (Author), João Riboldi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2009-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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The aim of this study was to analyze the trend in infant mortality rates in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, from 1994 to 2004, in a longitudinal ecological study, by means of panel data analysis and multilevel linear regression (two levels: microregion and time) to estimate factors associate...