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Differentials by Socioeconomic Status and Institutional Characteristics in Preventive Service Utilization by Older Persons in Costa Rica
(Journal of Aging and Health August 2009 vol. 21 no. 5 730-758, 2009-08)
Objective: The goals of this article are to assess the level of preventive service
utilization by older persons in Costa Rica and to determine whether
there are differentials in utilization across socioeconomic status ...
Understanding the link between benefits from protected areas and their relationship with surrounding communities: an exploration in Costa Rica
(2016-03-12)
Protected areas are an essential strategy in preserving natural resources. A central aspect of protected area
management is to maintain and improve their relationship with surrounding communities given that local
conflicts ...
Spatial access to health care in Costa Rica and its equity: a GIS-based study
(2004-04)
This study assembles a geographic information system (GIS) to relate the 2000 census population (demand) with an inventory of health facilities (supply). It assesses the equity in access to health care by Costa Ricans and ...
Nutritional status of the elderly in Palmares, Costa Rica
(Arch Latinoam nutr 33 (2) 409-422, 1983-04-01)
The nutritional status of aged persons living in a small Costa Rican community was evaluated using anthropometric measurements, clinical findings and dietary surveys. Eighteen per cent of the aged were overweight, a condition ...
Infant Mortality in Costa Rica: Explaining the Recent Decline
(1986)
Costa Rica has undergone a dramatic reduction in its infant mortality rate from 68 per 1,000 live
births in 1970 to 20 per 1,000 in 1980. In the present study, changes during this century,
mortality differentials, and ...
Improving antivenom availability and accessibility: Science, technology, and beyond
(2012-09-15)
Snakebite envenomings constitute a serious and neglected public health problem. Despite the fact that effective treatment exists, i.e. administration of animal-derived antivenoms, the availability and accessibility of these ...
Upwelling Increases Net Primary Production of Corals and Reef-Wide Gross Primary Production Along the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica
(2015-12-23)
Photosynthetic production is a key ecosystem service provided by tropical coral reefs, but knowledge about the contribution of corals and other reef-associated organisms and the controlling environmental factors is scarce. ...
Estudio de Puriscal IX. Estado nutricional y supervivencia del niño lactante
(Revista Médica del Hospital Nacional de Niños, 17(1 y 2): 117-139, 1982)
There is no evidence of malnutrition in the Canton of Puriscal as revealed by
careful prospective study of all children born from September 19 of 1979
onwards. Several factors may account for this remarkable situation. ...
Envenenamientos por mordeduras de serpientes en América Latina y el Caribe: Una visión integral de carácter regional
(2011-01)
Se analiza la situación de los envenenamientos por
mordeduras de serpiente en América Latina y el Caribe, los
cuales representan un importante problema de Salud Pública
en la región. Esta patología afecta, fundamentalmente, ...
Uso de las estadísticas vitales de mortalidad para evaluar el impacto de la reforma del sector de la salud en las localidades de Costa Rica
(2009)
La reforma del sector de la salud en Costa Rica, iniciada en 1995, no se llevó a cabo al mismo
tiempo en todas las comunidades del país, sino que se aplicó paulatinamente en una especie de
experimento natural, lo que ...