Risk factors for low birth weight in Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil: classical and multilevel analysis Fatores de risco para baixo peso ao nascer no Estado do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil: análise clássica e multinível

• Main Authors: Anaelena Bragança de Moraes (Author), Roselaine Ruviaro Zanini (Author), João Riboldi (Author), Elsa Regina Justo Giugliani (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2012-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The objective of this study was to identify risk factors for low birth weight in singleton live born infants in Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil, in 2003, based on data from the Information System on Live Births. The study used both classical multivariate and multilevel logistic regression. Risk fact...