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    • Caesarean delivery and risk of childhood leukaemia: a pooled analysis from the Childhood Leukemia International Consortium (CLIC) 

      Marcotte, Erin; Thomopoulos, Thomas P; Infante Rivard, Claire; Clavel, Jacqueline; Schuz, Joachim; Ezzat, Sameera; Dockerty, John; Metayer, Catherine; Magnani, Corrado; Scheurer, Michael; Mueller, Beth; Mora, Ana M; Wesseling, Catharina; Skalkidou, Alkistis; Rashed, Wafaa; Francis, Stephen; Ajrouche, Roula; Erdmann, Friederike; Orsi, Laurent; Spector, Logan G (The Lancet, 2016-04-07)
      Results from case-control studies have shown an increased risk of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) in young children born by caesarean delivery, and prelabour caesarean delivery in particular; however, an association ...

    • Cambios en la superficie sembrada de palma aceitera en el cantón de Osa, Puntarenas. Período 2014-2018 

      Salas González, Denis Mauricio (Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2020-06-29)
      El cultivo de palma aceitera muestra un acelerado crecimiento a nivel mundial. Según datos oficia-les, solo en la región latinoamericana se evidencia un crecimiento del 150,8% en el área cultivada de palma de aceite al ...

    • Can a mixture of agrochemicals (glyphosate, chlorpyrifos and chlorothalonil) mask the perception of an individual chemical? A hidden trap underlying ecological risk 

      Mena, Freylan; Romero, Adarli; Blasco, Julián; Araújo, Cristiano VM (Elsevier, 2022-01)
      As aquatic environments associated with conventional agriculture are exposed to various pesticides, it is important to identify any possible interactions that modify their effects when in a mixture. We applied avoidance ...

    • Cantidad importada de plaguicidas como herramienta para el monitoreo de peligros para la salud en Costa Rica 

      Viria Bravo; Elba de la Cruz; Fernando Ramírez; Catharina Wesseling (2013-08-22)
      En Costa Rica la problemática existente en torno al uso de plaguicidas radica en que se importan actualmente aproximadamente12000 toneladas al año de casi 300 ingredientes activos. Estas sustancias tóxicas poseen efectos ...

    • Caregiving and infants' neurodevelopment in rural Costa Rica: Results from the Infants’ Environmental Health Study (ISA) 

      Till, Christine; Dudani, Ameeta; Cordoba, Leonel; Cano, Juan Camilo; Green, Rivka; Menezes-Filho, José; Schnaas, Lourdes; Smith, Donald R.; Lindh, Christian; van Wendel de Joode, Berna (Elsevier, 2019-09)
      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 ...

    • Caregiving and infants' neurodevelopment in rural Costa Rica: results from the Infants’ Environmental Health Study (ISA) 

      Till, Christine; Dudani, Ameeta; Cordoba, Leonel; Cano, Juan Camilo; Green, Rivka; Menezes-Filho, José A.; Schnaas, Lourdes; Smith, Donald R.; Lindh, Christian; van Wendel de Joode, Berna (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 ...

    • Central nervous system tumours in children in Costa Rica: 1981–96 

      Reutfors, Johan; Kramárová, Eva; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Monge, Patricia; Wesseling, Catharina; Ahlbom, Anders (Blackwell Science, 2002)
      Incidence rates of malignant central nervous system (CNS) tumours in children in Costa Rica are presented in an international perspective. For the 16-year period 1981–96, a total of 256 CNS tumours were registered in ...

    • CKD of unknown origin in Central America: The case for a mesoamerican nephropathy 

      Correa-Rotter, Ricardo; Wesseling, Catharina; Johnson, Richard (National Kidney Foundation, 2014-01-13)
      An epidemic of chronic kidney disease of unknown origin has emerged in the last decade in Central America and has been named Mesoamerican nephropathy. This form of chronic kidney disease is present primarily in young male ...

    • Classification of aquatic macroinvertebrates in flow categories for the adjustment of the LIFE Index to Costa Rican rivers 

      Quesada-Alvarado, Francisco; Umaña-Villalobos, Gerardo; Springer, Monika; Picado Barboza, Jorge (Elsevier, 2020-08-26)
      The LIFE Index can be useful to determine the effect of changes in river flow on the community of aquatic macroinvertebrates and as a tool for the implementation of environmental flows. This study demonstrates how to ...

    • Climate Change, workplace heat exposure, and Occupational Health and productivity in Central America 

      Kjellstrom, Tord; Crowe, Jennifer (Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2011)
      Climate change is increasing heat exposure in places such as Central America, a tropical region with generally hot/humid conditions. Working people are at particular risk of heat stress because of the intrabody heat ...

    • Colonización de macroinvertebrados acuáticos en tres tipos de sustratos artificiales, en un río tropical 

      Quesada-Alvarado, Francisco; Solano-Ulate, Darha (Universidad de Costa Rica, Costa Rica, 2020-10)
      Introduction: Different methodologies exist for sampling aquatic macroinvertebrates, however, some of these (e.g., kick-net, Surber) are not well suited for deep, contaminated rivers or rivers with presence of crocodiles, ...

    • Comparative Analysis of Pesticide Use Determinants Among Smallholder Farmers From Costa Rica and Uganda 

      Staudacher, Philipp; Fuhrimann, Samuel; Farnham, Andrea; Atuhaire, Aggrey; Niwagaba, Charles; Stamm, Christian; Eggen, Rik IL; Winkler, Mirko S; Mora, Ana Maria (SAGE Publications Inc., 2020-12-14)
      Pesticides are used globally in agriculture and pose a threat to the health of farmers, communities, and the environment. Smallholder farmers in lowand middle-income countries have generally a low socio-economic status and ...

    • Current-use pesticide transport to Costa Rica's high-altitude tropical cloud forest 

      SHUNTHIRASINGHAM, CHUBASHINI; Gouin, Todd; YING D., LEI; Ruepert, Clemens; CASTILLO, LUISA E.; WANIA, FRANK (The Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC), 2011-10-12)
      To gain insight into the atmospheric transport and deposition of organic contaminants in high-altitude forests in the humid tropics, pesticides were analyzed in air, water, and soil samples from Costa Rica. Passive samplers ...

    • Database biomarkers measured in bees exposed to insecticides 

      Mena, Freylan (Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2023-02-02)
      Open database with raw data presented in a scientific paper. Biomarkers measured in bees exposed to three insecticides.

    • Decreased Kidney Function Among Agricultural Workers In El Salvador 

      Peraza, Sandra; Wesseling, Catharina; Aragon, Aurora; Leiva, Ricardo; García-Trabanino, Ramón; Torres, Cecilia; Jakobsson, Kristina; Elinder, Carl-Gustaf; Hogstedt, Christer (Elsevier, 2012-04)
      Background: An epidemic of chronic kidney disease of unknown cause has emerged along the Pacific coast of Central America, particularly in relatively young male sugarcane workers. In El Salvador, we examined residence and ...

    • Decreased kidney function of unknown cause in Nicaragua: a community-based survey 

      Torres, Cecilia; Aragón, Aurora; Gonzalez-Quiroz, Marvin; López , Indiana; Jakobsson, Kristina; Elinder, Carl-Gustaf; Lundberg, Ingvar; Wesseling, Catharina (National Kidney Foundation, 2010)
      Background: End-stage kidney disease overwhelms health services in Central America. We determined prevalences of decreased kidney function in distinct populations in the most affected region of Nicaragua. Study Design: ...

    • Descriptive Epidemiology of Somatising Tendency: Findings from the CUPID Study 

      Vargas-Prada, Sergio; Coggon, David; Ntani, Georgia; Walker-Bone, Karen; Palmer, Keith T.; Felli, Vanda E.; Harar, Raul; Barrero, Lope; Felknor, Sarah; Gimeno, David; Cattrell, Anna; Bonzini, Matteo; Solidaki, Eleni; Merisalu, Eda; Habib, Rima R.; Sadeghian, Farideh; Warnakulasuriya, Sudath; Matsudaira, Ko; Nyantumbu, Busisiwe; Sim, Malcolm R.; Harcombe, Helen; Cox, Ken; Sarquis, leila; Marziale, Maria Helena Palucci; Harar, Florencia; Freire, Rocio; Harari, Natalia; Monroy Silva, Magda Viviana; Quintana , Leonardo; Rojas, Marianela; Harris, Clare; Serra, Consol; Martinez Zapater, Jose Miguel; Delclos, George; Benavides, Fernando G.; Carugno, Michele; Ferrario, Marco M.; pesatori, angela; Chatzi, Leda; Bitsios, Panos; Kogevinas, Manolis; Oha, Kristel; Freimann, Tiina; Sadeghian, Ali; Roshini Peiris, John; Sathiakumar, Nalini; Wickremasinghe, A. Rajitha; Yoshimura, Noriko; Kelsall, Helen L.; Hoe, Victor; Urquhart, Donna M.; Derrett, Sarah; McBride, David; Herbison, Peter; Gray, Andrew; Salazar Vega, Eduardo J. (Public Library of Science, 2016-04-29)
      Somatising tendency, defined as a predisposition to worry about common somatic symp toms, is importantly associated with various aspects of health and health-related behaviour, including musculoskeletal pain and associated ...

    • Determinación del historial de exposiciones en la epidemiolgía ocupacional 

      Espinosa, Maria Teresa; Partanen, Timo; Piñeros, Marion; Chaves, Jorge; Posso, Héctor; Monge, Patricia; Blanco, Luís; Wesseling, Catharina (World Health Organization, 2005-01)
      La validez de los indicadores de exposición es una condición necesaria en epidemiología si se han de obtener resultados válidos en la medición de los riesgos asociados con la exposición a agentes nocivos en el entorno ...

    • Determinants of dermal exposure among Nicaraguan subsistence farmers during pesticide applications with backpack sprayers 

      Blanco, Luis; Aragón, Aurora; Lundberg, Ingvar; Lidén, Carola; Wesseling, Catharina; Nise, Gun (British Occupational Hygiene Society, 2005)
      Identification of pesticide exposure determinants has become an issue in explaining exposure variability and improving control measures. Most studies have been conducted in industrialized countries. The aim of this study ...

    • Determinants of Health in Seasonal Migrants: Coffee Harvesters in Los Santos, Costa Rica 

      Loría Bolaños, Rocío; Partanen, Timo; Alvárez, Benjamín; Córdoba, Leonel (Taylor & Francis, 2013-07-19)
      In the agroexport zone of Los Santos Zone in Costa Rica, coffee is harvested by migrant labor. Most migrants are from Panama and Nicaragua. We describe migrants' housing- and service-related health determinants, with ...