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  • Arachidonic acid in adipose tissue is associated with nonfatal acute myocardial infarction in the Central Valley of Costa Rica 
    Baylin, Ana; Campos, Hannia (American Society for Nutritional Sciences, 2004)
    Arachidonic acid (AA), a precursor of prothrombotic eicosanoids, is potentially atherogenic, but epidemiologic data are scarce. We evaluated the hypothesis that increased AA in adipose tissue is associated with increased ...
  • Transmissión disequilibrium test (TDT) for case-control studies 
    Ruiz Narváez, Edward A.; Campos, Hannia (European Society of Human Genetics, 2004)
    Genetic association, case–control studies are becoming a major instrument in the attempt to identify disease susceptibility markers of complex diseases. However, a major drawback of population-based studies of genetic ...
  • Genetic polymorphism of CYP1A2 increases the risk of myocardial infarction 
    Cornelis, Marilyn C.; El-Sohemy, Ahmed; Campos, Hannia (BMJ, 2004)
    There is growing evidence that DNA damage caused by mutagens found in tobacco smoke may contribute to the development of coronary heart disease (CHD). In order to bind to DNA many mutagens require metabolic activation by ...
  • Marco conceptual para la evaluación de programas de salud 
    Montero Rojas, Eiliana (Centro Centroamericano de Población, Universidad de Costa Rica, 2004)
    La evaluación como disciplina es un área relativamente nueva de las Ciencias Sociales; consecuentemente, su incorporación explícita en los programas y sistemas de salud ha llegado algo tardíamente. Este artículo presenta ...
  • El análisis espacial como herramienta para evaluar alarmas por cáncer 
    Santamaría Ulloa, Carolina (Centro Centroamericano de Población, Universidad de Costa Rica, 2003)
    Un conglomerado de cáncer es la ocurrencia de un número de casos significativamente mayor a lo esperado, en un área geográfica, durante determinado período, o ambos. La evaluación de alarmas por conglomerados de cáncer, ...
  • Can accurate data on birthweight be obtained from health interview surveys? 
    Robles Soto, Arodys; Goldman, Noreen (International Epidemiological Association, 1999)
    Low birthweight continues to be a public health priority in many countries, because of its strong association with a child's subsequent risk of morbidity and mortality as well as the child's mental and physical development.1,2 ...
  • Interaction, diffusion, and fertility transition in Costa Rica : quantitative and qualitative evidence 
    Rosero-Bixby, Luis (Oxford University Press, 1999)
    This chapter examines the role played by diffusion through social interaction in the Costa Rican fertility transition. The literature about the causes of fertility transition has traditionally focused on the socio-economic ...
  • Interaction diffusion and fertility transition in Costa Rica 
    Rosero-Bixby, Luis; Casterline, John B. (The University of North Carolina Press, 1994)
    This chapter examines the role played by diffusion through social interaction in the Costa Rican fertility transition. The literature about the causes of fertility transition has traditionally focused on the socio-economic ...
  • Infant mortality and birth rates 
    Hanson, Lars Ake; Bergstrom, Staffan; Rosero-Bixby, Luis (The Macmillan Press, 1994)
    It has been suggested that decreasing infant mortality is a prerequisite for decreasing birth rates and the experience in several countries shows that decreasing infant mortality rates are indeed followed by declining birth ...
  • Sexual behavior, sexually transmitted diseases, and risk of cervical cancer 
    Stone, Katherine M.; Zaidi, Akbar; Rosero-Bixby, Luis; Oberle, Mark W.; Reynolds, Gladys; Larsen, Sandra; Nahmias, Andre J.; Lee, Francis K.; Schachter, Julius; Guinan, Mary E. (Epidemiology Resources Inc., 1995)
    o explore sexually transmitted diseases and sexual behavior as risk factors for cervical cancer, we analyzed data from a population- based case-control study of breast and cervical cancer in Costa Rica. Data from 415 cases ...
  • Physical accessibility to health facilities in Costa Rica 
    Rosero-Bixby, Luis (International Union for the Scientific Study of Population - See more at:, 1993)
    This paper estimates physical accessibility to health services in Costa Rican communities and identifies target geographic areas for opening new health facilities. The analyses use geographic information system (GIS) ...
  • The effect of using different reference dates for control exposure measurement on relative risk estimates in a case-control study 
    Rampey, Alvin H.; Irwin, Kathleen L.; Oberle, Mark W.; Kinchen, Steven; Lee, Nancy C.; Marsden, Anne; Rosero-Bixby, Luis (Elsevier, 1993)
    In case-control studies in which case and control enrollment periods are not identical, exposure status for time-dependent variables is often measured relative to a reference date. Using data from a case-control study of ...
  • Fertility and infant mortality in Costa Rica 
    Rosero-Bixby, Luis (Ordina Editions, 1992)
    Costa Rica is a small country, geographically situated in the Central American isthmus, with 2.2 million inhabitants. Although its exports are mainly of an agricultural nature, the country has reached a level of welfare ...
  • A case-control study of breast cancer and hormonal contraception in Costa Rica 
    Lee, Nancy C.; Rosero-Bixby, Luis; Oberle, Mark W.; Grimaldo Vásquez, Carmen; Whatley, Annes S.; Rovira, Elizabeth Z. (Oxford University Press, 1987)
    By 1981, 11% of married women in Costa Rica ages 20-49 years had used depot-medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) and 58% had used oral contraceptives (OCs). Since 1977, the Costa Rican Ministry of Health has maintained ...
  • Altitude and regional gradients in chronic kidney disease prevalence in Costa Rica: data from the Costa Rican longevity and healthy aging study 
    Harhay, Meera N.; Harhay, Michael O.; Coto Iglesias, Fernando; Rosero-Bixby, Luis (John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2016)
    Recent studies in Central America indicate that mortality attributable to chronic kidney disease (CKD) is rising rapidly. We sought to determine the prevalence and regional variation of CKD and the relationship of ...
  • Cáncer en Costa Rica 
    Sierra, Rafaela; Rosero-Bixby, Luis; Antich Montero, Daniel; Muñoz, Georgina (Editorial de la Universidad de Costa Rica, 1995)
    El aumento en la incidencia de algunos canceres en las ultimas décadas hace que esta enfermedad sea un problema para la salud de nuestra civilización y para la longevidad lograda por esta. El cáncer constituye uno ...
  • Confirmación histológica del diagnóstico de cáncer cérvico uterino en Costa Rica 1982-84 
    Oberle, Mark W.; Rosero-Bixby, Luis; Mekbel Achit, Saeed (Colegio de Médicos y Cirujanos de Costa Rica, 1990)
    Un panel de patólogos costarricenses efectuó un análisis histológico de las biopsias de 677 casos de cáncer de cuello de útero in situ e invasor diagnosticados en Costa Rica en 1982 - 1984. El panel confirmó el diagnóstico ...
  • Descriptive epidemiology of cancer of the breast and uterine cervix in Costa Rica 
    Rosero-Bixby, Luis; Grimaldo Vásquez, Carmen (Pan American Health Organization, 1987)
    Cancer is currently the second leading cause of death in Costa Rica, with malignant tumors of the stomach, uterus, lung, and breast (in that order) causing the most deaths. In terms of incidence, cancers of the uterine ...
  • Determinantes socieconómicos y sanitarios del descenso de la mortalidad infantil 
    Rosero-Bixby, Luis (PAHO, 1985)
    Durante la década de los 70 la mortalidad de Costa Rica prácticamente ha cerrado la brecha que le separaba de la de los países más desarrollados. Se estima que en 1980 la expectativa de vida al nacer de un costarricense ...
  • Tabaquismo en la mujer costarricense, 1984-85 
    Rosero-Bixby, Luis; Oberle, Mark W. (Universidad de Costa Rica, 1987)
    En este artículo se analizan los resultados de una encuesta con representatividad nacional de 870 mujeres costarricenses de 25 a 59 años de edad, entrevistadas entre 1984 y 1985. El 14 por ciento de las entrevistadas ...

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