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Consumo de leche por lactantes del área rural de Puriscal, Costa Rica, 1978
(Revista Médica del Hospital Nacional de Niños Dr. Carlos Sáenz Herrera, Costa Rica 15(1): 45-58, 1980)
Se determinó el volumen (peso) de leche humana consumida por niños lactantes, mediante la pesada del niño antes y después de cada mamada. Los niños residían en 7 localidades de tipo rural disperso del Cantón de Puriscal. ...
Factor aglutinante de Rotavirus en calostro en mujeres costarricenses
(Rev. Méd. Hosp. Nal. Niño113(1): 45·52, 1978, 1978)
Estudios prospectivos en una comunidad indígena de Guatemala demostraron
la baja prevalencia de enfermedades infecciosas, especialmente de los
tractos gastrointestinal y respiratorio, en niños alimentados exclusivamente
al ...
Diarrhea associated with rotavirus in rural Guatemala: a longitudinal study of 24 infants and young children
(The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 28(2):325-328. 1979, 1979-03)
A population of 24 infants and young children followed prospectively during the first 3 years of life was studied for the occurrence of rotavirus infection by using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay to detect virus in ...
The evolution of diarrhoeal diseases and malnutrition in Costa Rica: The role of interventions
(Assignment Child (61-62) p.195-224, 1983)
Costa Rica has an infant mortality rate of 17.7%, one of the lowest for developing countries. While it is noted that it is difficult to demonstrate the contributions of specific interventions in accounting for the drastic ...
Malnutrition and concurrent infections. Comparison of two populations with different infection rates
(Viral Diseasses in South-East Asia and the Wester Pacific, 1982)
Repetitive infections induce malnutrition and growth retardation
in children living in impoverished environments,
even if food is available. Infection precipitates severe malnutrition
in individuals already undernourished. ...
Tratamiento dietético-nutricional del niño desnutrido severo en hospitales de Costa Rica: análisis retrospectivo
(1980)
Se analizó retrospectivamente una muestra representativa, consistente en 92 expedientes
clínicos de niños desnutridos severos atendidos en 1976, en cuatro
hopsitales costarricenses. '
El número de casos analizados fue ...
Nutritional status of the elderly in Palmares, Costa Rica
(Arch Latinoam nutr 33 (2) 409-422, 1983-04-01)
The nutritional status of aged persons living in a small Costa Rican community was evaluated using anthropometric measurements, clinical findings and dietary surveys. Eighteen per cent of the aged were overweight, a condition ...
Breast-feeding, infections and infant outcomes: an international perspective
(1990)
Most rural mothers from Puriscal, a typical transitional population in Costa Rica, breastfeed their infants; more than one half breast-feed beyond 6 months. This situation was brought about by commencement of rooming-in ...
Breast-feeding: main promoter of infant health
(1978-11)
Unique immunological factors in breast milk arc responsible for the protection
it affords infants against pathogenic agents. This protection is panicularly effective against the
infectious agents which invade or colonize ...
Post-exercise Rehydration: Potassium-rich Drinks vs. Water and a Sports Drink
Rehidratación post-ejercicio: bebidas con alto contenido de potasio vs. agua y una bebida deportiva
(2014-05-20)
Fluid retention, thirst quenching, tolerance, and palatability of different drinks were assessed. On four different days, 12 healthy, physically active volunteers (24.4 ± 3.2 years old, 74.75 ± 11.36 kg body mass (mean ± ...