Urban social environment and low birth weight in 360 Latin American cities

Urban social environment and low birth weight in 360 Latin American cities

Abstract Objective Using data compiled by the SALURBAL project (Urban Health in Latin America; ‘Salud Urbana en América Latina’) we quantified variability in low birth weight (LBW) across cities in Latin America, and evaluated the associations of socio-economic characteristics at various levels (mat...

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Main Authors: Santiago Rodríguez López, Natalia Tumas, Ana Ortigoza, Amélia Augusta de Lima Friche, Ana V. Diez-Roux
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-04-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Low birth weight
Social environment
Maternal education
Urban
Latin America
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-10886-7

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-10886-7

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