Browsing Artículos científicos by Subject "CAÑA DE AZÚCAR"
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A pilot field evaluation on heat stress in sugarcane workers in Costa Rica: What to do next?
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2009)Climate change is producing major impacts including increasing temperatures in tropical countries, like Costa Rica, where the sugarcane industry employs thousands of workers who are exposed to extreme heat. Objectives: ... -
CKD of unknown origin in Central America: The case for a mesoamerican nephropathy
(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 ... -
Decreased Kidney Function Among Agricultural Workers In El Salvador
(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 ... -
Heat exposure in sugarcane harvesters in Costa Rica
(Wiley Periodicals, 2013)Background Occupational heat stress is a major concern in sugarcane production and has been hypothesized as a causal factor of a chronic kidney disease epidemic in Central America. This study described working conditions ... -
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 ... -
Heat-Related Symptoms in Sugarcane Harvesters
(Wiley, 2015-02-26)Background: Exposure to heat stress is a documented risk for Central American sugarcane harvesters. However, little is known about heat-related illness in this population. Methods: This study examined the frequency of ... -
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 ... -
Resolving the enigma of the mesoamerican nephropathy: A research workshop summary
(National Kidney Foundation, 2013-10-21)The First International Research Workshop on Mesoamerican Nephropathy (MeN) met in Costa Rica in November 2012 to discuss how to establish the extent and degree of MeN, examine relevant causal hypotheses, and focus efforts ... -
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 ...
