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| Lamy Filho,F.; Assunção Júnior,A.N.; Silva,A.A.M.; Lamy,Z.C.; Barbieri,M.A.; Bettiol,H.. |
| The objective of the present study was to estimate and compare social inequality in terms of three indicators, i.e., low birth weight (LBW), preterm birth (PTB) and small for gestational age (SGA) birth, in three birth cohorts. Two cohorts were from the city of Ribeirão Preto, where data were collected for all 6748 live born singletons in 1978/79 and for one third of live born singletons (2846) in 1994. The third cohort consisted of 2443 singletons born in São Luís over a period of one year (1997/98). In Ribeirão Preto, LBW and PTB rates increased in all social strata from 1978/79 to 1994. Social inequalities regarding LBW and PTB disappeared since the increase in these rates was more accelerated in the groups with higher educational level. The percentage... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Low birth weight; Preterm birth; Small for gestational age birth; Socioeconomic factors; Risk factors. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2007000900004 |
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