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Explaining Racial Disparities in Infant Health in Brazil

Objectives. We sought to quantify how socioeconomic, health care, demographic, and geographic effects explain racial disparities in low birth weight (LBW) and preterm birth (PTB) rates in Brazil. Methods. We employed a sample of 8949 infants born between 1995 and 2009 in 15 cities and 7 provinces in...

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Published in:Am J Public Health
Main Authors: Nyarko, Kwame A., Lopez-Camelo, Jorge, Castilla, Eduardo E., Wehby, George L.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Public Health Association 2015
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4561610/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26313046
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2012.301021r
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