Preterm births, low birth weight, and intrauterine growth restriction in three birth cohorts in Southern Brazil: 1982, 1993 and 2004

Cadernos de Saude Publica

Volumn 24, Issue SUPPL.3, 2008, Pages

  Barros, Fernando C ^a   Victora, Cesar G ^b   Matijasevich, Alicia ^b   Santos, Iná S ^b   Horta, Bernardo L ^b   Silveira, Mariângela F ^b   Barros, Aluísio J D ^b  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cohort studies; Fetal growth retardation; Low birth weight infant; Premature infant

Indexed keywords

EID: 52249102705     PISSN: 0102311X     EISSN: 16784464     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0102-311x2008001500004     Document Type: Article

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