Methods used in the 1982, 1993, and 2004 birth cohort studies from Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil, and a description of the socioeconomic conditions of participants' families Métodos utilizados nos estudos das coortes de nascimentos de 1982, 1993 e 2004 de Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil e descrição das condições sócio-econômicas das famílias de participantes

Three birth cohorts are currently being followed in Pelotas, Southern Brazil, in order to assess changes in birth conditions, growth, development, morbidity, and infant mortality, as well as the influence of pre- and perinatal factors on the subsequent morbidity of participants in their adult lives....

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Main Authors: Aluísio J. D. Barros, Iná S. Santos, Alicia Matijasevich, Cora L. Araújo, Denise P. Gigante, Ana M. B. Menezes, Bernardo L. Horta, Elaine Tomasi, Cesar G. Victora, Fernando C. Barros
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz 2008-01-01
Series:Cadernos de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2008001500002