Causes of hospitalization among children ages zero to nine years old in the city of São Paulo, Brazil

INTRODUCTION: The profile of child morbidity is an important parameter for defining and altering health policies. Studies about infant mortality are more numerous than those on morbidity, especially related to hospital admissions. The objective of this study is to describe the causes of admission in...

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Main Authors: Ana Paula Scoleze Ferrer, Ana Cecília Silveira Lins Sucupira, Sandra Josefina Ferraz Ellero Grisi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier España 2010-01-01
Series:Clinics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322010000100007