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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 ...
Gait Characteristics and Sensory Abilities of Older Adults are Modulated by Gender
(2015-06)
Despite the general perception that women and men walk differently, little is known about the reasons for these differences, especially in older adults. Previous work on gender differences in older adults has focused on ...
Disease and weight loss: a prospective study of middle-aged and older adults in Costa Rica and England
(2015)
Objective. To determine whether disease predicts weight loss in population-based studies, as this may confound the relationship between weight and mortality. Materials and methods. We used longitudinal data from the Costa ...