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 b...

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Main Authors: Mario Vianna Vettore, Silvana Granado Nogueira da Gama, Gabriela de Almeida Lamarca, Arthur Orlando Corrêa Schilithz, Maria do Carmo Leal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo
Series:Revista de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102010000600006&lng=en&tlng=en