Infant mortality due to congenital malformations and socioeconomic status: The case of Argentina;Mortalidad infantil por malformaciones congénitas y condición socioeconómica: El caso de la Argentina

Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica/Pan American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 469-475

  Bronberg, Rubén A ^a   Redomero, Esperanza Gutiérrez ^b   Alonso, María C ^b   Dipierri, Y José E ^c  

^a HOSPITAL DURAND   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

^c Instituto de Biologia de la Altura   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentina; Congenital abnormalities; Infant mortality; Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

CENSUS; GEOGRAPHICAL REGION; HETEROGENEITY; INFANT MORTALITY; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ARGENTINA;

EID: 84866027284     PISSN: 10204989     EISSN: 16805348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1020-49892012000600004     Document Type: Article

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