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The importance of breast-feeding for optimal child health and well-being
(Clinical nutrition, Manual of clinical nutrition; 3 (1) (Suppl 3): 28-33, 1984-01)
Breast-fed infants can thrive even under unhygienic conditions in areas of extreme poverty. The anti-infectious properties of human milk account for the very high resistance of the nursing infant to infection in general ...
Determinación del costo de la crianza de terneras desde el nacimiento hasta el destete en una lechería comercial especializada
(2015)
El objetivo del presente trabajo fue determinar el costo económico asociado a la cría de reemplazos desde el nacimiento hasta el destete en una finca lechera comercial. Las determinaciones se realizaron en una finca de ...
Hallazgos ultraestructurales en lesiones foliares asociadas a ‘vena roja’ en helecho hoja de cuero*
(2014-02)
La vena roja del helecho hoja de cuero (Rumorah adiantiformis) se cataloga como una enfermedad de etiología desconocida, ya que no se conoce cuál es su agente o factor causal. Ésta alteración, al igual que el síndrome de ...
Generational Transfers and Population Aging in Latin America
(Population and Development review 37 (Supplement): 143–157 (2011) 143, 2011)
Population aging, a direct consequence of the demographic transition, is often portrayed in negative, even dire terms. This chapter examines some of the probable effects of population aging in Latin America within the ...
Catolicismo y comunismo en Costa Rica (1931-1940)
(2006-10-05)
El propósito de este artículo es analizar la respuesta que la Iglesia y los políticos católicos dieron
al Partido Comunista de Costa Rica (PCCR), fundado en junio de 1931. El planteamiento principal
es que aunque una ...
The Nicoya region of Costa Rica: A high longevity island for elderly males
(Vienna Yearbook of Population Research, Vol 11, 2013-11)
Reliable data show that the Nicoyan region of Costa Rica is a hot spot of high
longevity. A survival follow-up of 16,300 elderly Costa Ricans estimated a Nicoya
death rate ratio (DRR) for males 1990–2011 of 0.80 (0.69–0.93 ...
Especies de thrips (Insecta: Thysanoptera) causantes de afecciones dermatológicas en Costa Rica
(2016)
Thysanoptera es un grupo de insectos de pequeña talla. Estos se alimentan de plantas, hongos o son depredadores; pueden ser plagas en sistemas de producción agrícola y causar severas pérdidas económicas. Eventualmente, ...
Spatial Analysis of Disaster Risk in Santo Domingo de Heredia, Costa Rica, Central America
(2014-07)
This article summarizes the results of an investigation into disaster risk in the canton (county) of Santo Domingo de Heredia, Costa Rica. This canton is exposed to several natural hazards as well as technological risks. ...
El envejecimiento de la población costarricense
(1985)
For the first time, Costa Rica is facing the problem of an aging population,
due to the demographic transition process characterized by a sustained decrease
on the birth rate and a sharp increase in life expectancy.
During ...
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, ...