Association between race/skin color and premature birth: a systematic review with meta-analysis

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To analyze the association between race/skin color and the occurrence of prematurity. METHODS Meta-analysis with observational studies, selected by a systematic review in the bibliographic databases Medline and Biblioteca Virtual da Saúde with the descriptors: “Race or ethnic...

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Main Authors: Kelly Albuquerque de Oliveira, Edna Maria de Araújo, Keyte Albuquerque de Oliveira, Cesar Augusto Casotti, Carlos Alberto Lima da Silva, Djanilson Barbosa dos Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2018-04-01
Series:Revista de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102018000100503&lng=en&tlng=en