OBJECTIVE: Data from municipal databases can be used to plan interventions aimed at
reducing inequities in health care. The objective of the study was to determine the …

OBJECTIVE To analyze the variation of infant mortality as per condition of life in the urban
setting. METHODS Ecological study performed with data regarding registered deaths of …

This study examined the trend in the infant mortality rate in the Federal District of Brazil (or
Greater Metropolitan Brasilia, the national capital) from 1990 to 2000, analyzing the rate …

Objective: To evaluate the association between the spatial distribution of neonatal mortality
and living conditions, and to analyze trends in the social inequalities, related to this mortality …

OBJECTIVE: To describe inequalities in the infant mortality rate (IMR) according to
socioeconomic indicators among geographic areas and municipalities in Brazil. METHODS …

OBJECTIVE: To determine the trends of infant mortality from 1995 to 1999 according to a
geographic area-based measure of maternal education in Porto Alegre, Brazil. METHODS …

The aim of this paper is to measure the socioeconomic health inequality in Brazil
considering the differences among the federal states. We estimate the health concentration …

This study aims to describe methodological approaches to measure and monitor health
inequalities and to illustrate their applicability. The measures most frequently used in the …

Neste trabalho, analisam-se as desigualdades sócio-espaciais da adequação das
informações de nascimentos (SINASC) e óbitos (SIM) do Ministério da Saúde para o cálculo …

Este estudo ecológico testa a associação entre desigualdade de renda e condições de
saúde no Município do Rio de Janeiro. Utilizaram-se técnicas de geoprocessamento e de …