OBJECTIVE: The greatest cause of infant mortality in Brazil is perinatal conditions, mostly associated with preterm delivery. The objective of the study was to evaluate the evolution of preterm delivery rates in Brazil. METHODS: A review was conducted using the Medline and Lilacs databases, including published studies in periodicals, thesis and dissertations since 1950. Exclusion criteria were: studies related to clinical trials and those with complications at gestation and preterm delivery and care. Inclusion criteria were: population-based studies on prevalence of preterm delivery in Brazil, with representative sample of the studied population, and using primary data. Out of 71 studies found, analysis was carried out on 12. RESULTS: The p...
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence and describe the distribution of trachoma among schoolchildre...
An analysis of child mortality by causes was made on the basis of classification by multiple causes ...
The trends and composition of mortality rates in children under five years of age, as well as the ne...
Study design: descriptive study. Objective: to describe the historical series of infant mortality in...
OBJECTIVE: To describe mortality from suicide in Brazil, with emphasis on the older adult population...
Neonatal mortality rates in Maringá, Paraná State, Brazil, in 1990 are characterized in terms of sev...
OBJECTIVES To describe the evolution of care during pregnancy and childbirth among postpartum women ...
OBJECTIVE: The majority of child deaths are avoidable. The Integrated Management of Childhood Illnes...
OBJECTIVE: To develop a methodology for correction of reported cervical cancer deaths in Brazil. MET...
The quality of official information on underlying causes of infant deaths was studied on the basis o...
OBJECTIVE: To analyze geographic access to hospital childbirth in Brazilian municipalities. METHODS:...
OBJECTIVE : To propose a simplified method of correcting vital information and estimating the coeffi...
A birth-cohort of 4,876 children born alive in hospital were selected and followed through up to the...
INTRODUÇÃO: A mortalidade infantil em Presidente Prudente, SP (Brasil), foi estudada no período de 1...
Although vital statistics are of paramount importance for health planning and program evaluation, fe...
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence and describe the distribution of trachoma among schoolchildre...
An analysis of child mortality by causes was made on the basis of classification by multiple causes ...
The trends and composition of mortality rates in children under five years of age, as well as the ne...
Study design: descriptive study. Objective: to describe the historical series of infant mortality in...
OBJECTIVE: To describe mortality from suicide in Brazil, with emphasis on the older adult population...
Neonatal mortality rates in Maringá, Paraná State, Brazil, in 1990 are characterized in terms of sev...
OBJECTIVES To describe the evolution of care during pregnancy and childbirth among postpartum women ...
OBJECTIVE: The majority of child deaths are avoidable. The Integrated Management of Childhood Illnes...
OBJECTIVE: To develop a methodology for correction of reported cervical cancer deaths in Brazil. MET...
The quality of official information on underlying causes of infant deaths was studied on the basis o...
OBJECTIVE: To analyze geographic access to hospital childbirth in Brazilian municipalities. METHODS:...
OBJECTIVE : To propose a simplified method of correcting vital information and estimating the coeffi...
A birth-cohort of 4,876 children born alive in hospital were selected and followed through up to the...
INTRODUÇÃO: A mortalidade infantil em Presidente Prudente, SP (Brasil), foi estudada no período de 1...
Although vital statistics are of paramount importance for health planning and program evaluation, fe...
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence and describe the distribution of trachoma among schoolchildre...
An analysis of child mortality by causes was made on the basis of classification by multiple causes ...
The trends and composition of mortality rates in children under five years of age, as well as the ne...