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Abstract

lnfant mortality by cause of death, 1976-1986: association with socio economic climatic ad air pollution variables in the Rio de Janeiro Metropolitan area. This paper analyses monthly and annual infant mortality data for Rio de Janeiro Metropolitan area and its 25 sub regions. A generalized linear model using mortality rates by "causa mortis" as the dependent variable and it proxys for socio economic status (schooling and water/sewer avalability) as well as climatic monthly minimum and maximum average temperature and number of rainy days) and pollution (average monthly pollution) indicators as covariates. The usual associations with the socio economic indicators were found. Air pollution was also significantly different from zero for all the models considered. Confounding is the explanations for some spurious associations found since no biological connection was known. The bad quality of the basic cause of death could also impart the results obtained.