Spatial patterns of mortality in low birth weight infants at term and its determinants in the State of São Paulo, Brazil

Spatial patterns of mortality in low birth weight infants at term and its determinants in the State of São Paulo, Brazil

ABSTRACT Objective: Low birth weight (LBW) is a public health problem strongly associated with infant mortality. This study aimed to identify the spatial distribution of infant mortality in newborns with LBW (750–2,500 g) at term (≥37 weeks of gestation), due to their being small for gestational ag...

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Main Authors: Elen Yanina Aguirre Rodríguez, Elias Carlos Aguirre Rodríguez, Fernando Augusto Silva Marins, Aneirson Francisco da Silva, Luiz Fernando Costa Nascimento
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva 2023-07-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia
Subjects:
Low birth weight
Infant mortality
Spatial analysis
Public health policy
Geographic information systems
Geographic mapping
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-790X2023000100432&lng=en&tlng=en

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