How many low birthweight babies in low- and middle-income countries are preterm? Cuantos de los recién nacidos de bajo peso de países emergentes son pre-término? Quantos dos recém-nascidos de baixo peso de países emergentes são pré-termo?

How many low birthweight babies in low- and middle-income countries are preterm? Cuantos de los recién nacidos de bajo peso de países emergentes son pre-término? Quantos dos recém-nascidos de baixo peso de países emergentes são pré-termo?

OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence of preterm birth among low birthweight babies in low and middle-income countries. METHODS: Major databases (PubMed, LILACS, Google Scholar) were searched for studies on the prevalence of term and preterm LBW babies with field work carried out after 1990 in low- an...

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Main Authors: Fernando C Barros, Aluísio J D Barros, José Villar, Alicia Matijasevich, Marlos R Domingues, Cesar G Victora
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2011-06-01
Series:Revista de Saúde Pública
Subjects:
Recién Nacido de Bajo Peso
Prematuro
Países en Desarrollo
Revisión
Recém-Nascido de Baixo Peso
Países em Desenvolvimento
Revisão
Infant, Low Birth Weight
Infant, Premature
Developing Countries
Review
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