The epidemiologic paradox of low birth weight in Brazil La paradoja epidemiológica del bajo peso al nacer en Brasil O paradoxo epidemiológico do baixo peso ao nascer no Brasil

OBJECTIVE: To examine whether the low birth weight (LBW) paradox exists in Brazil. METHODS: LBW and cesarean section rates between 1995 and 2007 were estimated based on data from SINASC (Brazilian Live Births Database). Infant mortality rates (IMRs) were obtained using an indirect method that correc...

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Main Authors: Antônio Augusto Moura da Silva, Leopoldo Muniz da Silva, Marco Antonio Barbieri, Heloísa Bettiol, Luciana Mendes de Carvalho, Valdinar Sousa Ribeiro, Marcelo Zubaran Goldani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2010-10-01
Series:Revista de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102010000500001