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Oral Contraceptives and Cervical Cancer Risk in Costa Rica: Detection Bias or Causal Association
(1988-01)
To examine the relationship between cervical cancer and oral contraceptive
(OC) use, we analyzed data from a population-based, case-control study in
Costa Rica. Women aged 25 to 58 years in whom cervical cancer was ...
A new look at the determinants of nonnumeric response to desired family size: the case of Costa Rica
(1993)
High levels of nonresponse or inappropriate response to items are a persistent concern in survey research because those who do not answer may not be representative of the study population. Thus nonresponse introduces ...
Estudios de detección selectiva del cáncer de cérvix y del cáncer de mama en Costa Rica
(1990)
El cáncer de cuello uterino (cáncer de cervix) y el cáncer de mama son las principales causas de morbilidad y mortalidad femenina por cáncer en Costa Rica. Se evaluaron los intentos de detección de estos dos tipos de cáncer ...
Herpes simplex virus type 2 antibodies: high prevelence in monogamous women in Costa Rica
(1989-08)
We studied the prevalence of antibody to Herpes simplex virus types 1 and
2 (HSV-1 and HSV-2) in 766 randomly selected Costa Rican women 25-59 years of age
in a national household survey in 1984-1985. Overall, 97.1% were ...
Infant mortality and birth rates
(1994-12)
It has been suggested that decreasing infant
mortality is a prerequisite for decreasing birth
rates and the experience in several countries
shows that decreasing infant mortality rates
are indeed followed by declining ...
Costa Rica saves infants’ lives
(1988)
Costa Rica covers an area of about 50 000
square kilometres. Approximately half of its
2.5 million inhabitants live in rural areas.
The economy is based on exports of tropical
products, predominantly coffee and ...
The exceptionally high life expectancy of Costa Rican nonagenarians
(Demography 45(3): 673–691, 2008-08)
Robust data from a voter registry show that Costa Rican nonagenarians have an exceptionally
high live expectancy. Mortality at age 90 in Costa Rica is at least 14% lower than an average of 13
high-income countries. This ...
Perfil demográfico de Costa Rica
(1985)
Se describe la transición demográfica de Costa Rica, iniciada probablemente en la segunda mitad del siglo XIX. En la primers fase de Ia transición, el crecimiento de la población se hizo cada vez más ráppido, merced a Ia ...
Insurance and other socioeconomic determinants of elderly longevity in a Costa Rican panel
(Journal Biosocial science 37 705-720, 2005-11)
Official figures show that life expectancy in Costa Rica is longer than
in the United States (US), in spite of the fact that per capita health expenditure
is only one-tenth that of the US. To check whether this is for ...
Assessing and interpreting birth spacing goals in Costa Rica
(1998)
A procedure for assessing birth spacing goals, an important component of fertility preferences, is proposed and applied to 1993 Costa Rican data. Based on a reverse or backward survival analysis, preferred birth intervals ...