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Surprising SES Gradients in Mortality, Health, and Biomarkers in a Latin American Population of Adults
(Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences 64B(1):105-117, 2009-02-04)
Background. To determine socioeconomic status (SES) gradients in the different dimensions of health among elderly
Costa Ricans. Hypothesis: SES disparities in adult health are minimal in Costa Rican society.
Methods. ...
Screening practices for cervical and breast cáncer in Costa Rica
(1991)
Cervical cancer and breast cancer are leading causes of cancer-related morbidity and
mortality in Costa Rica. This article reports results of an evaluation of cervical and
breast cancer screening practices among Costa ...
Asegurar un mañana más saludable en Centroamérica: proteger la salud sexual y reproductiva de la juventud de hoy
(New York: Guttmacher Institute, 2008)
Es urgente proteger la salud sexual y reproductiva de la juventud centroamericana de hoy. Las tasas de maternidad adolescente en El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras y Nicaragua son, por mucho, las tasas más altas de toda ...
Major cardiovascular risk factors in Latin America: a comparison with the United States. The Latin American consortium of studies in obesity (LASO)
(2013)
Limited knowledge on the prevalence and distribution of risk factors impairs the planning and implementation of cardiovascular prevention programs in the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) region. For the last two decades ...
Seasonal Variation of Peripheral Blood Leukocyte Telomere Length in Costa Rica: A Population-Based Observational Study
(2014)
ABSTRACT: Objectives: Peripheral blood leukocyte telomere length (LTL) is increasingly being used as a biomarker of aging, but its natural variation in human populations is not well understood. Several other biomarkers ...
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 ...
Effects of Self-Rated Health and Self-Rated Economic Situation on Depressed Mood Via Life Satisfaction Among Older Adults in Costa Rica
(2015)
Objective: The study examined the relationship of self-rated health and self-rated economic situation with depressed mood, and life satisfaction as mediator of this relationship among older adults in Costa Rica. Method: A ...
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 ...
Para optimizar el impacto de la vacunación contra la covid-19
(2020-12-30)
El efecto de la vacunación prioritaria a mayores de 58 años puede optimizarse más con sencillas medidas de priorización adicional basadas en la edad. Si el gobierno aplica las primeras 170.000 dosis a los mayores de 80, ...
The effect of using different reference dates for control exposure measurement on relative risk estimates in a case-control study
(1993-05)
In case-control studies in which case and control enrollment periods are not identical, exposure status for time-dependent variables is often measured relative to a reference date. Using data from a case-control study of ...