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Disease and weight loss: a prospective study of middle-aged and older adults in Costa Rica and England 

Blue, Laura; Rosero Bixby, Luis; Goldman, Noreen (2015)
Objective. To determine whether disease predicts weight loss in population-based studies, as this may confound the relationship between weight and mortality. Materials and methods. We used longitudinal data from the Costa ...
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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 Yglesias, Fernando; Rosero Bixby, Luis (2016-01)
Objectives 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 ...
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Effects of Self-Rated Health and Self-Rated Economic Situation on Depressed Mood Via Life Satisfaction Among Older Adults in Costa Rica 

Reyes Fernández, Benjamín; Rosero Bixby, Luis; Koivumaa Honkanen, Heli (2015)
Objective: The study examined the relationship of self-rated health and self-rated economic situation with depressed mood, and life satisfaction as mediator of this relationship among older adults in Costa Rica. Method: A ...

Longer leukocyte telomere length in Costa Rica's Nicoya Peninsula: A population-based study 

Rehkopf, David H.; Dow, William H.; Rosero Bixby, Luis; Lin, Jue; Epel, Elissa S.; Blackburn, Elizabeth H. (2013)
Studies in humans suggest that leukocyte telomere length may act as a marker of biological aging. We investigated whether individuals in the Nicoya region of Costa Rica, known for exceptional longevity, had longer telomere ...
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Perfil demográfico de Costa Rica 

Rosero Bixby, Luis (1985)
Se describe la transición demográfica de Costa Rica, iniciada probablemente en la segunda mitad del siglo XIX. En la primers fase de Ia transición, el crecimiento de la población se hizo cada vez más ráppido, merced a Ia ...
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Estudios de detección selectiva del cáncer de cérvix y del cáncer de mama en Costa Rica 

Irwin, Kathleen L.; Oberle, Mark W.; Rosero Bixby, Luis (1990)
El cáncer de cuello uterino (cáncer de cervix) y el cáncer de mama son las principales causas de morbilidad y mortalidad femenina por cáncer en Costa Rica. Se evaluaron los intentos de detección de estos dos tipos de cáncer ...
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Herpes simplex virus type 2 antibodies: high prevelence in monogamous women in Costa Rica 

Oberle, Mark W.; Rosero Bixby, Luis; Lee, Francis K.; Sánchez Braverman, María; Nahmias, Andre J.; Guinan, Mary E. (1989-08)
We studied the prevalence of antibody to Herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2 (HSV-1 and HSV-2) in 766 randomly selected Costa Rican women 25-59 years of age in a national household survey in 1984-1985. Overall, 97.1% were ...
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Fertility change in Costa Rica 1960-84: analysis of retrospective lifetime reproductive histories 

Oberle, Mark W.; Rosero Bixby, Luis (1989-10)
Lifetime reproductive histories of a 1984-85 nationally representative sample of 870 women aged 25-59 years provided data to describe the evolution of fertility, contraception, breast-feeding, and natural fecundability ...
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Metabolic control in a nationally representative diabetic elderly sample in Costa Rica: patients at community health centers vs. patients at other health care settings 

Rosero Bixby, Luis; Brenes Camacho, Gilbert (. BMC Int Health Hum Rights 8 (5) p. 1-13, 2008-05-14)
Background: Costa Rica, like other developing countries, is experiencing an increasing burden of chronic conditions such as diabetes mellitus (DM), especially among its elderly population. This article has two goals: (I) ...
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Insurance and other socioeconomic determinants of elderly longevity in a Costa Rican panel 

Rosero Bixby, Luis; Dow, William H.; Laclé Murray, Adriana (Journal Biosocial science 37 705-720, 2005-11)
Official figures show that life expectancy in Costa Rica is longer than in the United States (US), in spite of the fact that per capita health expenditure is only one-tenth that of the US. To check whether this is for ...
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