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Prevalence of diabetes and impaired fasting glucose in Costa Rica: Costa Rican National Cardiovascular Risk Factors Survey, 2010
(Los autores, 2015)
Background: The projected rising prevalence of diabetes and impaired fasting glucose (IFG) in developing countries warrants careful monitoring. The aim of this study was to present the results of the Costa Rican National ...
Clostridium difficile outbreak in Costa Rica: control actions and associated factors
(Los autores, 2012)
Objective. To describe interventions implemented during a nosocomial outbreak of Clostridium difficile in a general hospital in Costa Rica from December 2009 to April 2010 in order to achieve outbreak control and the factors ...
Factores asociados a Enfermedad Renal Crónica, Región Chorotega
(San José: Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social, 2014)
La Enfermedad Renal Crónica (ERC) ha sido identificada como una enfermedad de importancia en Salud Pública con importantes implicaciones en la morbilidad y mortalidad asociada. Según el 52 Consejo Directivo de la Organización ...
Vigilancia de los factores de riesgo cardiovascular
(CCSS, 2011)
Desde hace varios años el perfil epidemiológico de Costa Rica ha evidenciado contar con una importante carga de enfermedad atribuida a las enfermedades crónicas no transmisibles, lo que ha llevado a un verdadero reto en ...
Prevalence of metabolic syndrome in Central America: a cross-sectional population-based study
(Los autores, 2015)
Objective. To report the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) as found by the Central American Diabetes Initiative (CAMDI) study for five major Central American populations: Belize (national); Costa Rica (San José); ...