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The mathematics of the reproduction number R for Covid-19: A primer for demographers
(2022)
The reproduction number R is a key indicator used to monitor the dynamics of
Covid-19 and to assess the e ects of infection control strategies that frequently have
high social and economic costs. Despite having an analog ...
Self-reported versus performance-based measures of physical function: prognostic value for survival
(2014)
Background: Although previous studies have indicated that performance assessments strongly predict future survival, few have evaluated the incremental value in the presence of controls for self-reported activity and mobility ...
Los dividendos demográficos y la economía del ciclo vital en Costa Rica
Demographic dividends and vital cycle economics in Costa Rica
(Papeles de Población, 14,( 55), enero-marzo pp. 9-34,, 2008-01)
There are two identified dividends or
demographic bonuses derived from the Costa
Rica’s change of population’s age structure and
vital cycle’s profile. The first dividend comes
from the saving and actives’ accumulation ...
Life-course BMI and biomarkers in persons aged 60 years or older: a comparison of the USA and Costa Rica
(2019)
Objective: There is a large literature linking current body mass index (BMI) to levels of cardiovascular risk biomarkers, but it is unknown whether measures of BMI earlier in the life course and maximum BMI are predictive ...
Acceso y disponibilidad de servicios de salud en Costa Rica 2000
(2004)
El estudio ensambla un sistema de información geográfica (SIG) y usa técnicas de análisis espacial para relacionar la población del censo del 2000 (la demanda) con un inventario de los establecimientos de salud (la oferta). ...
Evaluación del impacto de la reforma del sector de la salud en Costa Rica mediante un estudio cuasiexperimental
(2004)
Objetivo. Valorar el impacto de la reforma del sector de la salud iniciada en Costa Rica en
1995 sobre la mortalidad de niños y adultos y la equidad en el acceso a los servicios de salud.
Métodos. La reforma del sector ...
Physical accessibility to health facilities in Costa Rica
(1993)
This paper estimates physical accessibility to health services in Costa Rican communities and identifies target geographic areas for opening new health facilities. The analyses use geographic information system (GIS) methods ...
Seroprevalence of human T-Lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) in Costa Rica
(1990)
Infection within the human T linphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I), a virus associated with two diseases, adult T-cell leukemia lyriphornal and tropical spastic paraparesis/HTLV-I associated myelopathy,2 is prevalent in Panama' ...
Diabetes epidemics: inequalities increase the burden on the healthcare system
(2019)
Diabetes is a major cause of morbidity and mortality and represents a source of demands on already constrained healthcare systems in Latin America and the Caribbean. We estimate inequalities in diabetes incidence, prevalence ...
Tabaquismo en la mujer costarricense, 1984-85
(1987)
En este artículo se analizan los resultados de una encuesta con representatividad nacional de 870 mujeres costarricenses de 25 a 59 años de edad, entrevistadas entre 1984 y 1985.
El 14 por ciento de las entrevistadas ...