Browsing Artículos científicos by Subject "TRABAJADORES AGRÍCOLAS"

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    • 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 ...

    • Environmental Health Threats to Latino Migrant Farmworkers 

      Castillo, Federico; Mora, Ana M.; Kayser, Georgia L.; Vanos, Jennifer; Hyland, Carly; Yang, Audrey R.; Eskenazi, Brenda (Annual Reviews Inc., 2021-01-04)
      Approximately 75% of farmworkers in the United States are Latino migrants, and about 50% of hired farmworkers do not have authorization to work in the United States. Farmworkers face numerous chemical, physical, and ...

    • Kidney function in rice workers exposed to heat and dehydration in Costa Rica 

      Crowe, Jennifer; Rojas-Valverde, Daniel; Rojas Garbanzo, Marianela; Gutierrez-Vargas, Randall; Ugalde-Ramírez, Jose Alexis; Ledezma Rojas, José Pablo; Cabrera Alpizar, Willian; Salazar Salazar, Minor; Mauricio La Torre, Robinson; Valera-Amador, Lázara; van Wendel de Joode, Berna (MDPI, 2022-04-19)
      The aim of this study was to evaluate heat exposure, dehydration, and kidney function in rice workers over the course of three months, in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. We collected biological and questionnaire data across a ...

    • Respiratory, allergy and eye problems in bagasse-exposed sugar cane workers in Costa Rica 

      Gascon, Mireia; Kromhout, Hans; Heederik, Dick; Eduard, Wijnand; van Wendel de Joode, Berna (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 ...