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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 ...
Disabling musculoskeletal pain in working populations: is it the job, the person, or the culture?
(International Association for the Study of Pain, 2013)
To compare the prevalence of disabling low back pain (DLBP) and disabling wrist/hand pain (DWHP) among groups of workers carrying out similar physical activities in different cultural environments, and to explore explanations ...
Determinants of Health in Seasonal Migrants: Coffee Harvesters in Los Santos, Costa Rica
(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 ...
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 ...
Social movements and risk perception: unions, churches, pesticides and bananas in Costa Rica
(International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health, vol. 19, no. 1 2013, 2013-11-12)
Background: Between 1992 and 2010 in the Costa Rican Caribbean, a social movement coalition called Foro Emau´s sought to change people’s view on problems of high pesticide use in banana production. Objective: To understand ...
Seguro de Riesgos del Trabajo del Instituto Nacional de Seguros
(2013-08-22)
Como parte de sus servicios, el INS promueve el "Modelo de Riesgos del Trabajo y Salud Ocupacional, el cual tiene como objetivo básico promover, desarrollar y fortalecer la prevención de riesgos laborales y por ende la ...
Cantidad importada de plaguicidas como herramienta para el monitoreo de peligros para la salud en Costa Rica
(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 ...
Presencia de residuos de plaguicidas y calidad biológica del agua del Río Jiménez, como representante de los ríos del Caribe de Costa Rica.
(2013-08-22)
Costa Rica es un país cuya economía se basa en gran medida en las actividades agrícolas. Por esta razón y en aras de incrementar la producción, se utilizan grandes cantidades de agroquímicos, lo que ha colocado al país en ...