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Incidence of childhood cancer in Costa Rica, 2000–2014: An international perspective
(Elsevier, 2018-10-18)
Background: Estimating childhood cancer incidence globally is hampered by a lack of reliable data from lowand middle-income countries. Costa Rica is one of the few middle-income countries (MIC) with a long-term high
quality ...
Efectos de los plaguicidas clorotalonil y β-Endosulfan en renacuajos de Agalychnis callidryas, Isthmohyla pseudopuma y Smilisca baudinii (Anura: Hylidae)
(Universidad Nacional (Costa Rica). Instituto Regional de Estudios en Sustancias Tóxicas. Maestría en Ecotoxicología Tropical, 2017)
Evalúa los efectos agudos y crónicos en renacuajos de Agalychnis callidryas, Isthmohyla pseudopuma y Smilisca baudinii expuestos al clorotalonil y en I. pseudopuma expuestos al β-endosulfan, en condiciones de laboratorio, ...
El consentimiento informado en los estudios de investigación clínica en Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional (Costa Rica). Escuela de Filosofía., 2013)
Analiza la realidad del proceso del derecho a una decisión libre informada y reflexiva, PACI (proceso de administración del consentimiento informado); a través de estudios de investigación clínica que tienen como fin la ...
Maternal blood and hair manganese concentrations, fetal growth, and length of gestation in the ISA cohort in Costa Rica
(Environmental Research, 2015-01)
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 ...
Heat exposure in sugarcane workers in Costa Rica during the non-harvest season
(Global Health Action, 2010)
This observational pilot study was carried out at three sugarcane companies in Costa Rica. Its main objective
was to determine the potential for heat stress conditions for workers in one sugarcane-growing region in
Costa ...
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 ...
Development of quantitative RNA biomarkers for detecting dioxin-like and estrogenic pollutants in Costa Rican native fish species
(Journal of Environmental Biology, 2014-01)
Monitoring the environmental impact on native species is crucial for the correct management of tropical ecosystems. The Costa Rican fish Parachromis dovii (Cichlidae) and Poecilia gillii (Poecillidae) were used as sentinel ...
Use of cholinesterase activity as a biomarker of pesticide exposure used on Costa Rican banana plantations in the native tropical fish Astyanax aeneus (Günther, 1860)
(Journal of Environmental Biology, 2014-01)
In Costa Rica, thousands of tones of agricultural pesticides have been used for decades and their use is continuously increasing due to intensive and expanding production of coffee, pineapple, rice, ornamental plants and ...
Pesticide exposure on sloths (Bradypus variegatus and Choloepus hoffmanni) in an agricultural landscape of Northeastern Costa Rica
(Journal of Environmental Biology, 2014-01)
Between 2005 and 2008, wild Bradypus variegatus and Choloepus hoffmanni inhabiting an agricultural landscape and captive animals from a rescue center in Northeastern Costa Rica were studied to assess exposure to pesticides. ...
Incidence of childhood cancer in Costa Rica, 2000–2014: An international perspective
(Elsevier, 2018-10)
Background: Estimating childhood cancer incidence globally is hampered by a lack of reliable data from low- and middle-income countries. Costa Rica is one of the few middle-income countries (MIC) with a long-term high ...