Infant mortality: comparison between two birth cohorts from Southeast and Northeast, Brazil Mortalidade infantil: comparação entre duas coortes de nascimentos do Sudeste e Nordeste do Brasil

• Main Authors: Valdinar S Ribeiro (Author), Antônio A M Silva (Author), Marco A Barbieri (Author), Heloisa Bettiol (Author), Vânia M F Aragão (Author), Liberata C Coimbra (Author), Maria T S S B Alves (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2004-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: To obtain population estimates and profile risk factors for infant mortality in two birth cohorts and compare them among cities of different regions in Brazil. METHODS: In Ribeirão Preto, southeast Brazil, infant mortality was determined in a third of hospital live births (2,846 singleto...