Prevalence, mortality and risk factors associated with very low birth weight preterm infants: an analysis of 33 years

Objective: To assess the prevalence, mortality and risk factors associated with the birth of very low birth weight preterm infants over a period of 33 years. Methods: Four cross-sectional studies were analyzed, using data from perinatal interviews of birth cohorts in the city of Pelotas collected in...

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Main Authors: Julia Damiani Victora, Mariangela Freitas Silveira, Cristian Tedesco Tonial, Cesar Gomes Victora, Fernando Celso Barros, Bernardo Lessa Horta, Iná Silva dos Santos, Diego Garcia Bassani, Pedro Celiny R. Garcia, Marola Scheeren, Humberto H. Fiori, Alicia Matijasevich, Aluísio J.D. Barros, Andréa Damaso Bertoldi, Fernando C. Wehrmeister, Helen Gonçalves, Joseph Murray, Luciana Tovo Rodrigues, Maria Cecília Assumpção, Marlos Rodrigues Domingues, Pedro Rodrigues Curi Hallal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-05-01
Series:Jornal de Pediatria
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0021755718306314