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In vivo Nitrosoproline formation and other risk factors in Costa Rican Children from high-and low-risk areas for gastric cancer
(1993)
The hypothesis that intragastric synthesis of N-nitroso compounds (NOC) in early life could play a role in gastric carcinogenesis was tested by applying the N-nitrosoproline (NPRO) test to about 50 children living in high- ...
Differences in the association of cardiovascular risk factors with education: a comparison of Costa Rica (CRELES) and the USA (NHANES)
(J Epidemiol Community Health 2010; 64: 821-828, 2009-08-12)
Background Despite different levels of economic
development, Costa Rica and the USA have similar
mortalities among adults. However, in the USA there are
substantial differences in mortality by educational
attainment, ...
Prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in rural and urban Puriscal
(1992)
Background. Coronary artery disease (CAD) is becoming more prevalent in developing countries, particularly in the urban areas, in contrast to the CAD mortality trends observed in some industrialized nations. Methods and ...
Breast cancer and hormonal contraceptives: collaborative reanalysis of individual data on 53 297 women with breast cancer and 100 239 women without breast cancer from 54 epidemiological studies
(1996-06-22)
Background The Collaborative Group on Hormonal Factors in Breast Cancer has brought together and reanalysed the worldwide epidemiological evidence on the relation between breast cancer risk and use of hormonal contracept ...
Using Geographical Information Systems to Identify Populations in Need of Improved Accessibility to Antivenom Treatment for Snakebite Envenoming in Costa Rica
(2013-01-31)
INTRODUCTION:
Snakebite accidents are an important health problem in rural areas of tropical countries worldwide, including Costa Rica, where most bites are caused by the pit-viper Bothrops asper. The treatment of these ...
Antibodies to Helicobacter pylori and pepsinogen levels in children from Costa Rica: comparison of two areas with different risks for stomach cáncer
(1992-09)
In children and adolescents from two areas of Costa Rica with contrasting gastric cancer risks, two factors suspected to be linked to the natural history of the disease were tested: serum antibodies to Helicobacter pylori ...
Effects of roost specialization on extinction risk in bats
(2015)
Understanding causes and consequences of ecological specialization is of major concern in conservation. Specialist species are particularly vulnerable to human activities. If their food or habitats are depleted or lost, ...
Association of interleukin-1B and interleukin-1RN polymorphisms with gastric cancer in a high-risk population of Costa Rica
(Clinical and Experimental Medicine 5 p.169-176, 2005-09-13)
Several risk factors have been associated with gastric cancer, among them Helicobacter pylori infection. This bacterium yields inflammation, the degree of which depends on the bacterial strain and the severity of the host ...
Relations of body habitus, fitness level and cardiovascular risk factors including Lipoproteins and Apolipoproteins in a rural and urban Costa Rican population
(1991-07)
Increased general and abdominal obesity has been independently associated with diabetes,
increased risk of stroke, and coronary artery disease (CAD). It is more prevalent in developed
countries and in urban areas of ...
Association of Apolipoprotein E-e4 and Dementia Declines with Age
(2014-10)
To study the association of dementia with apolipoprotein E-e4 (APOE-e4) and its interaction with age in a nonagenarian Costa Rican group (N-sample) and a general elderly contrast group (GE-sample).
In both case-control ...