Case-control study on infant mortality in Southern Brazil

Case-control study on infant mortality in Southern Brazil

OBJECTIVE: To identify risk factors associated with infant mortality and, more specifically, with neonatal mortality. METHODS: A case-control study was carried out in the municipality of Caxias do Sul, Southern Brazil. Characteristics of prenatal care and causes of mortality were assessed for all li...

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Main Authors: Mendes Karina Giane, Olinto Maria Teresa Anselmo, Costa Juvenal Soares Dias da
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2006-01-01
Series:Revista de Saúde Pública
Subjects:
Infant mortality
Neonatal mortality/public health
Prenatal care
Risk factors
Parturition
Epidemiology, descriptive
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