Housing conditions as a social determinant of low birthweight and preterm low birthweight
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Housing conditions as a social determinant of low birthweight and preterm low birthweight.
OBJECTIVE To assess the relationship between housing conditions and low birthweight and preterm low birthweight among low-income women. METHODS A case-control study was conducted with post-partum women living in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Southeast Brazil, in 2003-2005. Two groups of cases, low birthweight (n=96) and preterm low birthweight infants (n=68), were compared against normal weight...
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عنوان ژورنال: Revista de Saúde Pública
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0034-8910
DOI: 10.1590/s0034-89102010005000045