Maternal-child health in Pelotas, Rio Grande do sul State, Brazil: Major conclusions from comparisons of the 1982, 1993, and 2004 birth cohorts

Cadernos de Saude Publica

Volumn 24, Issue SUPPL.3, 2008, Pages

  Barros, Fernando C ^a   Victora, Cesar G ^b  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Breast feeding; Cohort studies; Infant mortality; Nutrition; Perinatal mortality

Indexed keywords

EID: 52249090054     PISSN: 0102311X     EISSN: 16784464     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0102-311x2008001500012     Document Type: Article

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