Prevalence and socioeconomic determinants of development delay among children in Ceará, Brazil: A population-based study.

OBJECTIVE:To assess the prevalence of child development delay and to identify socioeconomic determinants. STUDY DESIGN:We conducted a population-based cross-sectional study of children 2 to 72 months of age residing in the state of Ceará, Brazil. In total, 3200 households were randomly selected for...

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Main Authors: Luciano Lima Correia, Hermano Alexandre Lima Rocha, Christopher Robert Sudfeld, Sabrina Gabriele Maia Oliveira Rocha, Álvaro Jorge Madeiro Leite, Jocileide Sales Campos, Anamaria Cavalcante E Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0215343