Spatial patterns of preventable perinatal mortality in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

• Main Authors: Rita de Cássia de Sousa Nascimento (Author), Maria da Conceição Nascimento Costa (Author), José Uéleres Braga (Author), Márcio Santos da Natividade (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To identify the spatial distribution patterns and areas of higher risk of preventable perinatal mortality in the city of Salvador, State of Bahia, Brazil. METHODS We carried out a spatial aggregated study in 2007, considering the weighting areas (census tracts contiguous sets) of...