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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Oferta y Acceso a los servicios de salud en Costa Rica
(1998-11)
¿Cuán equitativo es el acceso a los servicios de salud en Costa Rica? ¿Hasta qué punto el actual proceso de reforma del sector salud ha alterado el entorno de oferta de servicios y su accesibilidad? El presente estudio ...