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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 ...
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 ...
Usefulness of the working conditions and health survey in central America in prevention. Author response to comments by Jensen
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2015-06-05)
We appreciate Dr Jensen's comments1 on the Central American Survey on Working Conditions and Health (ECCTS)2 and his concern that our sampling methodology may have produced biased results. The ECCTS has broadly followed ...
Work and health in Latin America: Results from the working conditions surveys of Colombia, Argentina, Chile, Central America and Uruguay
(BMJ Journals, 2017-01-16)
Objective To describe working and employment conditions, and health status between non-agricultural employees with a written contract from Colombia, Argentina, Chile, Central America and Uruguay. Methods We compared data ...
Informal employment and health status in Central America
(Springer Nature, 2015-07-24)
Background: Informal employment is assumed to be an important but seldom studied social determinant of health, affecting a large number of workers around the world. Although informal employment arrangements constitute a ...
Conectividad ecológica estructural de la microcuenca del río Tibás para la ampliación del Corredor Biológico Interurbano Pará-Toyopán
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2020-11)
El Corredor Biológico Interurbano Pará Toyopán es un espacio que fomenta estrategias de recuperación y gestión ambiental sobre procesos de conectividad ecológica entre el Parque Nacional Braulio Carrillo, la Reserva Forestal ...
Atlas temático y actualización cartográfica del Corredor Biológico Interurbano Pará-Toyopán
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2021-11)
El Corredor Biológico Interurbano Pará Toyopán es un espacio que fomenta estrategias de recuperación y gestión ambiental sobre procesos de conectividad ecológica entre el Parque Nacional Braulio Carrillo, la Reserva Forestal ...
Conservation value of dispersed tree cover threatened by pasture management
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2011)
Trees dispersed in pastures are a prominent feature of many Central American landscapes, particularly in cattle producing regions where farmers retain trees to serve as shade, fodder, timber and firewood. The presence of ...