Low birth weight in São Luís, northeastern Brazil: trends and associated factors

BACKGROUND: To analyze trends in LBW (low birth weight) rate using birth registry data and identify factors associated with LBW in São Luís comparing two birth cohorts separated by a 12-year interval. METHODS: 2,426 births were included in 1997/98 and 5,040 in 2010. The dependent variable was LBW (&...

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Main Authors: Veloso, Helma Jane Ferreira, da Silva, Antônio Augusto Moura, Bettiol, Heloísa, Goldani, Marcelo Zubarán, Filho, Fernando Lamy, Simões, Vanda Maria Ferreira, Batista, Rosângela Fernandes Lucena, Barbieri, Marco Antônio
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2014
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4108005/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24885887
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2393-14-155
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