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La Salud en Costa Rica en 1978: Ciencia y Tecnología en un Marco de Prioridades
(Acta Médica Costarricense 22(2): 209-215, 1979)A principios de 1978, el Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas (CONICIT) nombró una Comisión para re-dactar un documento sobre ciencia y tecno-logía en el Sector Salud de Costa Rica. Dicho documento ... -
Sangrado digestivo alto en el Servicio de Urgencias del Hospital San Rafael de Alajuela
(Acta Médica Costarricense 1999, 41 (4), 1999-12)Justificación: El sangrado digestivo alto se presume como una causa relativamente frecuente de consulta en los servicios de emergencia. Es necesario saber cual es su verdadero impacto en nuestro hospital. El objetivo del ... -
Sangrado espontáneo masivo en adulto conocido sano
(2017-10)Se reporta el caso de un paciente que presentó de manera espontánea diátesis hemorrágica, sin tener causa alguna aparente que lo justificase. Tal diátesis hemorrágica forja un amplio apartado de posibilidades diagnósticas ... -
Screening practices for cervical and breast cáncer in Costa Rica
(1991)Cervical cancer and breast cancer are leading causes of cancer-related morbidity and mortality in Costa Rica. This article reports results of an evaluation of cervical and breast cancer screening practices among Costa ... -
Seasonal Variation of Peripheral Blood Leukocyte Telomere Length in Costa Rica: A Population-Based Observational Study
(2014)ABSTRACT: Objectives: Peripheral blood leukocyte telomere length (LTL) is increasingly being used as a biomarker of aging, but its natural variation in human populations is not well understood. Several other biomarkers ... -
Secretory antibody directed against rotavirus in human milk—measurement by means of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
(The Journal of Peditrics: 93(6): 916-921. 1978, 1978-12)Human milk contains antibodies to a variety of enteropathic agents. We utilized the method of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay to investigate anti-rotavirus secretory IgA in 113 human milk and colostral specimens from a ... -
Sedación paliativa: Algoritmo actualizado
(2019)Este documento consta de una revisión actualizada de fuentes bibliográficas consideradas de gran valor científico en área de la medicina, enfocadas en la sedación paliativa. Después de un análisis exhaustivo de la bibliografía ... -
Self-reported versus performance-based measures of physical function: prognostic value for survival
(2014)Background: Although previous studies have indicated that performance assessments strongly predict future survival, few have evaluated the incremental value in the presence of controls for self-reported activity and mobility ... -
Seroepidemiology of Chlamydia in Costa Rica
(1990)A population-based study of the sero-epidemiology of chlamydia was performed among a nationally representative sample of 760 Costa Rican women aged 25 to 59 years. Interviews and sera collection were completed between ... -
Seroprevalence of human T-Lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) in Costa Rica
(1990)Infection within the human T linphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I), a virus associated with two diseases, adult T-cell leukemia lyriphornal and tropical spastic paraparesis/HTLV-I associated myelopathy,2 is prevalent in Panama' ... -
Seroprevalencia de hepatitis B, C y VIH en indigentes en Costa Rica
(Revista Costarricense de Salud Pública Julio - Diciembre 2013. 22(2):113-118, 2013-07)Objetivos: Establecer la seroprevalencia de los infectados con hepatitis B, C y del Virus de Inmunodeficiencia Humana en población indigente. Determinar los factores de riesgo para la presencia de estas infecciones en la ... -
Serum Antibody Titres to Shigella Lipopolysaccharides and Invasion Plasmid Antigens in Healthy Costa Rican and Swedish Women
(1994)Specific serum antibody titres to defined lipopolysaccharides (LPS) of Shigella spp. and Salmonella serogroup B (BO) and Shigella invasion plasmid antigens (Ipa) were determined by enzyme immunoassays in healthy Costa Rican ... -
Serum cholesterol, triglyceride, and high-density-lipoprotein concentrations in men with different dietary and exercise regimens in Puriscal, Costa Rica
(1986)Mean serum cholesterol and triglyceride concentrations were higher for two groups of sedentary middle-aged and elderly men than for a group of physically-active, middle-aged farmers, all from rural Puriscal, Costa Rica. ... -
Los servicios de planificación familiar
(1994)El presente capítulo analiza diversos aspectos de la oferta de servicios de planificación familiar, a saber: los proveedores de servicios públicos y privados, la accesibilidad y calidad de estos servicios y algunos costos ... -
Sex practices and knowledge about HIV/AIDS among drug users in a low-income urban community of Costa Rica
(2014)HIV/AIDS transmission among drug users is associated with education, sex practices and substance use. This study examined 159 drugs users’ knowledge, beliefs and sex behavior related to HIV/AIDS risk in Costa Rica. Results ... -
Sexual abuse and corporal punishment during childhood: a pilot retroperspective survey of university students
(1992-07)A sample of 497 students at the University of Costa Rica completed a survey on perceptions and experiences with various forms of punishment and experiences with sexual abuse during childhood. Spanking was shown to be the ... -
Sexual Behavior, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, and Risk of Cervical Cancer
(1995-03-14)To 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 ...