Secular trends in infant mortality by age-group and avoidable components in the State of São Paulo, 1996-2012

• Main Authors: Kelsy Catherina Nema Areco (Author), Tulio Konstantyner (Author), José Augusto de Aguiar Carrazedo Taddei (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade de Pediatria de São Paulo.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Objective: To describe trends and composition of infant mortality rate in the State of São Paulo, from 1996 to 2012. Methods: An ecological study was conducted, based on official secondary data of births and infant deaths of residents in São Paulo, from 1996 to 2012. The infant mortality...