Assessing morbidity in the paediatric community

• Main Authors: Escuder Maria Mercedes L (Author), Silva Nilza N da (Author), Pereira Júlio CR (Author), Puccini Rosana F (Author), Herrman Anneliese A (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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INTRODUCTION: Morbidity information is easily available from medical records but its scope is limited to the population attended by the health services. Information on the prevalence of diseases requires community surveys, which are not always feasible. These two sources of information represent two...