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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Universidade de São Paulo
2010-10-01
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Series: | Revista de Saúde Pública |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102010000500001 |