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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 ...
Altitude and regional gradients in chronic kidney disease prevalence in Costa Rica: Data from the Costa Rican Longevity and Healthy Aging Study
(2016-01)
Objectives
Recent studies in Central America indicate that mortality attributable to chronic kidney disease (CKD) is rising rapidly. We sought to determine the prevalence and regional variation of CKD and the relationship ...
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 ...
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 ...
Las tendencias de la nupcialidad y la transición de la fecundidad en América Latina
(1992)
Según información censal, la nupcialidad no ha sido un factor importante en la transición de la fecundidad de América Latina en su conjunto. En algunos países, como Republica Dominicana, los cambios en is nupcialidad fueron ...
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 ...
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 ...
Education Gains Attributable to Fertility Decline: Patterns by Gender, Period, and Country in Latin America and Asia
(2017-07)
We investigate the heterogeneity across countries and time in the relationship
between mother’s fertility and children’s educational attainment—the quantity-quality
(Q-Q) trade-off—by using census data from 17 countries ...
Premarital sex in Costa Rica: incidence, trends and determinants
(1991-03)
A hazards model using retrospective data
from a national sample of Costa Rican
women aged 15-24 interviewed in 1986
indicates that every year approximately 10
'tercent of women aged 17-19—the peak
ages for the initiation ...
Predicting mortality with biomarkers: a population-based prospective cohort study for elderly Costa Ricans
(Population Health Metrics 10(1), 2012)
Background: Little is known about adult health and mortality relationships outside high-income nations, partly
because few datasets have contained biomarker data in representative populations. Our objective is to ...