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Evaluation of two self-administered questionnaires to ascertain dermatitis among metal workers and its relation with exposure to metal working fluids
(Blackwell Publishing, Dinamarca., 2007)
We performed an exploratory study to evaluate 2 self-administered questionnaires assessing hand dermatitis and to investigate a possible exposure-response relation between dermal exposure to semisynthetic metal working ...
Dust exposure in workers from grain storage facilities in Costa Rica
(Escuela de Ingeniería en Seguridad Laboral e Higiene Ambiental (EISLHA), Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica (ITCR), 2017)
About 12 million workers are involved in the production of basic grains in Central America. However, few studies in the region have examined the occupational factors associated with inhalable dust exposure. About the ...
Maternal blood and hair manganese concentrations, fetal growth, and length of gestation in the ISA cohort in Costa Rica
(Elsevier, 2015)
Background: Animal studies have shown that both deficiency and excess manganese (Mn) may result in
decreased fetal size and weight, but human studies have reported inconsistent results.
Methods: We examined the association ...
Caregiving and infants' neurodevelopment in rural Costa Rica: results from the Infants’ Environmental Health Study (ISA)
(Elsevier, 2019-06-05)
Early caregiving is one of the strongest influences on children’s development, and among the most significant modifiable environmental factor. The aim of this study was to explore the association between quality of ...
Aerial application of mancozeb and urinary ethylene thiourea (ETU) concentrations among pregnant women in Costa Rica: the Infants' Environmental Health Study (ISA)
(Environmental Health Perspectives, 2014-12-01)
Background: Mancozeb and its main metabolite ethylene thiourea (ETU) may alter thyroid function; thyroid hormones are essential for fetal brain development. In Costa Rica, mancozeb is aerially sprayed at large-scale banana ...
Mesoamerican nephropathy: Geographical distribution and time trends of chronic kidney disease mortality between 1970 and 2012 in Costa Rica
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2014-06-23)
Mesoamerican nephropathy is an epidemic of chronic kidney disease (CKD) unrelated to traditional causes, mostly observed in sugarcane workers. We analysed CKD mortality in Costa Rica to explore when and where the epidemic ...
Respiratory, allergy and eye problems in bagasse-exposed sugar cane workers in Costa Rica
(BMJ Journals, 2012-01-22)
Aims To evaluate bagasse (sugar cane fibres) and microbiological exposure among sugar cane refinery workers in Costa Rica and its relationships with respiratory, allergy and eye problems.
Methods Ventilatory lung function ...
Desarrollo curricular desde la COPEH-LAC para la enseñanza del enfoque ecosistémico en salud Humana en América Latina y el Caribe
(Comunidad de Práctica sobre el Enfoque Ecosistémico en Salud HumanaCentro Internacional de Investigaciones para el Desarrollo, Canadá, 2016-02)
Desarrollado en tres ejes principales, este capítulo trata las siguientes temáticas: I. ¿Cómo enseñar enfoque ecosistémico en la salud humana?: ¿dónde se hace énfasis en la importancia del enfoque ecosistémico en la salud ...
Social movements and risk perception: unions, churches, pesticides and bananas in Costa Rica
(International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health, vol. 19, no. 1 2013, 2013-11-12)
Background: Between 1992 and 2010 in the Costa Rican Caribbean, a social movement coalition called Foro Emau´s sought to change people’s view on problems of high pesticide use in banana production. Objective: To understand ...
Informe Técnico ISA-05: resultados alternativas agroecológicas para el cultivo de plátano
(Instituto Regional de Estudios en Sustancias Tóxicas, 2014-11)
Lograr una reducción del uso de plaguicidas y de la exposición en comunidades con diferentes sistemas de producción del banano y plátano poniendo a prueba diferentes estrategias para reducir los riesgos y fortaleciendo los ...