title: [The causes of mortality and prevalent pathology in children in Portugal--their evolution and an analysis of the current situation].
abstract: The author analyses the infant mortality rate amongst different age groups in Portugal, considering not only the regional variations but also its prenatal, neonatal, post neonatal, and children between 1-4 and 5-9 years components. The author takes in consideration other factors which enable one to attribute the principal causes of morbidity to each particular age group.
authors.affiliation: Secção de Pediatria Social da Sociedade Portuguesa de Pediatria, Lisboa.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Espinosa
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002423:Cause of Death; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007226:Infant Mortality / Q000639:trends*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009026:Mortality / Q000639:trends*; D011174:Portugal / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence
vernacular_title: Causas de mortalidade e patologia prevalente nas crianças em Portugal--sua evolução e análise da situação actual.