Inequalities in infant mortality among municipalities in Brazil according to the Family Development Index, 2006-2008 Desigualdades en la mortalidad de menores de un año entre los municipios del Brasil, según el índice de desarrollo familiar de 2006 a 2008

OBJECTIVE: To describe inequalities in the infant mortality rate (IMR) according to socioeconomic indicators among geographic areas and municipalities in Brazil. METHODS: This was an exploratory ecological study of space aggregates that described IMR in 2006-2008 according to municipalities, states,...

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Main Authors: Walter Massa Ramalho, Luciana Monteiro Vasconcelos Sardinha, Isabela Pereira Rodrigues, Elisabeth Carmen Duarte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pan American Health Organization 2013-03-01
Series:Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1020-49892013000300007