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Comment: Population Programs and Fertility
(2001)
Understanding the rationale and sources of support for population programs is crucial for assessing their impact and chances of survival. One of the most notable features of population agencies and programs is that not ...
Women's Health in Central America: The Complexity of Issues and the Need to Focus on Indigenous Healthcare
(2013-04)
The Central American (CA) isthmus consists of seven countries including Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama, some of the poorest countries in the world. Over the past ...
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 ...
Factors associated with hypertension prevalence, unawareness and treatment among Costa Rican elderly
(BMC Public Health 8(275):1-11, 2008-08-05)
Background: Reliable information on the prevalence of hypertension is crucial in the development of health policies for prevention, control, and early diagnosis of this condition. This study describes the prevalence of ...
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. ...
Tamizaje de Diabetes Mellitus tipo 2 en atención primaria
(Acta Médica Costarricense 48(1) p 17-23, 2006-01)
Introducción: Actualmente en Costa Rica debería considerarse la Diabetes Mellitus tipo 2, un problema de salud pública, por el impacto de sus complicaciones crónicas tanto en el ámbito individual y familiar, como en lo ...
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, ...
Estudio biomédico de los amerindios en Costa Rica
(1985)
A partir de 1979 se realizó un programa de investigación biomédica en varias poblaciones amerindias de Costa Rica que incluye estudios demográficos, ecológicos, genéticos, epidemiológicos y de salud. Los datos demográficos ...