Browsing Artículos científicos by Author "Aragón, Aurora"

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    • 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: ...

    • 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 ...

    • Workplace Carcinogen and Pesticide Exposures in Costa Rica 

      Partanen, Timo; Chaves, Jorge; Wesseling, Catharina; Chaverri, Fabio; Monge, Patricia; Ruepert, Clemens; Aragón, Aurora; Kogevinas, Manolis; Hogstedt, Christer; Kauppinen, Timo (Taylor & Francis, 2003)
      The CAREX data system converts national workforce volumes and proportions of workers exposed to workplace carcinogens into numbers of exposed in 55 industrial categories. CAREX was adapted for Costa Rica for 27 carcinogens ...