Secular trends in infant mortality by age-group and avoidable components in the State of São Paulo, 1996–2012

Abstract Objective: To describe trends and composition of infant mortality rate in the State of São Paulo, from 1996 to 2012. Methods: An ecological study was conducted, based on official secondary data of births and infant deaths of residents in São Paulo, from 1996 to 2012. The infant mortality...

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Main Authors: Kelsy Catherina Nema Areco, Tulio Konstantyner, José Augusto de Aguiar Carrazedo Taddei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade de Pediatria de São Paulo
Series:Revista Paulista de Pediatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-05822016000300263&lng=en&tlng=en